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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155562 | Image reading device and image forming device A copy machine is provided which includes: a fluorescent lamp; a mirror group having a plurality of mirrors that forms a light path by reflecting luminous flux from an original once on each of the plurality of mirrors, and is configured so that an imaging-side mirro... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7158738 | Image reader apparatus and cylinder shaped lamp used for the same An image reader apparatus for lighting a manuscript surface of a manuscript in a line state, and for image-forming a reflection light from a reading part of the manuscript surface lighted in the line state, to an image sensor, by an image forming lens which forms a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7054580 | Image reader apparatus and cylinder shaped lamp used for the same An image reader apparatus for lighting a manuscript surface of a manuscriptin a line state, and for image-forming a reflection light from a reading part of the manuscript surface lighted in the line state, to an image sensor, by an image forming lens which forms a p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6684044 | Light source lamp for image reader A light source lamp socket of an image reader is formed to be capable of being placed as close to a platen glass as possible to increase the intensity of light beams to be irradiated on a original. A part of each of lamp socket attached on the both ends o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6521388 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and photoreceptor therefor An image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer on a surface of an electroconductive substrate and a light irradiator configured to irradiate the photoreceptor with a light beam having a wavelength λ represented in u... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6463238 | Upper transparency cover The present invention is to provide a light source module for optical scanner, which may mainly receive the light source provided by at least one lamp. The light source module for optical scanner includes: at least one light-guiding element and a light-ga... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6298586 | Color image forming apparatus with belt conveyor system A color copying machine includes four image forming sections that are arranged side by side. A conveyor mechanism for conveying a recording sheet is provided under the image forming sections. Located on the downstream side of the conveyor mechanism is a f... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6229636 | Elastic support for the light source of a scanner In the scanning optical module of a scanner, the light source module is mounted over the lens module through a spring to push the light source module against the scan window. Thus, the light source is moved closer to the document to be scanned and irradia... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6217179 | Optical reflection panel An optical reflection panel made of thermosetting plastic material as a substrate is disclosed. One surface of the substrate is coated with an adherent layer and then an optical reflecting layer is formed on the adherent layer as a reflecting surface for ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5889628 | Multicolor antiquation screen An improved method for producing multicolor photographic images which resemble color photographs made prior to 1936. Light expressing a photographic image is passed through a transparent multicolor screen (20). Visual characteristics of the image are alte... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5875377 | Device for illuminating an original A device for illuminating an original for use in an original reading apparatus for reading an original placed on an original supporting table has a light source having a filament having its lengthwise direction disposed so as to be perpendicular to a read... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5790928 | Switchable dual wavelength flood lamp for simplified color printing architecture based on xerocolography Full color, two-pass imaging process using black, magenta, cyan and yellow toners and Non-Interactive Development (NID) without fringe field development. A switchable wavelength flood lamp structure is provided for producing blue and red light. One wavele... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5722001 | Color balance filter adjusting mechanism The improved apparatus for forming a color image by slit scan exposure has means for changing the position of a line sensor assembly relative to the shorter side of the slit light that has passed through a slit and means for constructing color filter tabl... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5655189 | Image device having thermally stable light emitting/receiving arrays and opposing lenses A lens plate is provided with many lenses, and a base plate is provided with many LED arrays and driving ICs arranged at respective opposite ends of the base plate. The lens plate and the base plate are positioned in place relative to each other by spacer... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5619302 | Apparatus and method for scanning a bound document using a wedge shaped platen A wedge shaped platen scanner sequentially records opposing pages of a bound document positioned thereon. A dichroic mirror is positioned between the surfaces of the wedge shaped platen. The two sides of the opposing pages of the bound document are expose... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5610701 | Color electrophotographic apparatus and image forming units used therein A color electrophotographic apparatus for forming color images has advantages of compact and simple construction, easy positioning of an exposure position and easy inspection. The apparatus includes a plurality of rotatable image forming units correspondi... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5585627 | Apparatus for scanning original image having a plurality of mirrors of different natural frequencies In an apparatus for scanning an original image by directing light from an original irradiated with a light source to a photoelectric conversion device or a photosensitive member, the natural frequencies of a plurality of mirrors for reflecting the light f... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5471281 | Image reading apparatus and copying apparatus having means for radiating visible and non-visible light, image processing apparatus having means for discriminating a specific orginal and image processing method therefor This invention has as its object to reduce the apparatus scale by simplifying the arrangement of an image reading apparatus for radiating light including both visible and non-visible components, and detecting light obtained from a predetermined image, and... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5453778 | Method and apparatus for spatial modulation in the cross-process direction A method and apparatus for spatial modulation in the cross-process direction. A spatial light modulator includes an array (12) of individual elements. Light from a light source (14) is reflected from these individual elements onto phases of pixels (20 and... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5444520 | Image devices In an image device wherein rays from LED arrays are guided through single lenses to form an image, LED arrays are arranged on a base plate, single lenses are arranged on a lens plate, the distance between the base plate and the lens plate is kept constant... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5420674 | Ozone free image recording apparatus using liquid pigment In an image recording apparatus which does not generate ozone and has a simple structure, a pigment supply device where pigment is dispersed in liquid along with a surface active agent contacts with a layer of semiconductor of a photosensitive drum and th... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5418384 | Light-source device including a linear array of LEDs A light-source device includes a light source and a light-pervious flat board, the light source being optically connected to one side of the flat board for introduction of light into the flat board so that the incoming light is caused to be reflected from... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5287147 | Original scanning apparatus with fixed light source An original scanning apparatus comprising original support means on which an original is rested, elongated light source means for illuminating the original rested on the original support means, reflection means for reflecting light from the elongated ligh... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5262832 | Color separation optical system for use in color copying machine A color separation system for use in a color copying apparatus including blue, green and red reflection filters as well as blue and green transmission filters. The blue and green transmission filters are disposed in front of the blue and green reflection ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5255171 | Colored light source providing intensification of initial source illumination A light concentrator, preferably for use with a color optical scanning device includes a reflector (34) with parabolic reflecting walls (36). Green LEDs (22), red LEDs (24), and blue LEDs (26) are situated at the base of the reflector (34) and a diffuser ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5227845 | Copying apparatus An apparatus for performing a copying operation contains a photosensitive drum, a focusing optical system for directing reflected light from an original image onto the photosensitive drum, a lamp for lighting the original image, a light quantity sensor fo... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5220377 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus for recording an image on an image receiving sheet with use of a photosensitive microcapsule sheet on which microcapsules being photohardenable upon exposure and being hardened by heating are applied, is disclosed. The image r... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5187495 | Image forming apparatus for obtaining image upon scanning with laser beam According to this invention, optical the path lengths from two semiconductor laser oscillators to a photosensitive body are different from each other. Oscillation is switched between the two semiconductor laser oscillators to change the beam shape of a la... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5179413 | System for illuminating a linear zone which reduces the effect of light retroflected from outside the zone on the illumination An illuminating system, which illuminates a line and translates that line over a document on a platen of a scanner or copier which receives light from the line on an image (photo) receptor thereof, uses primary and secondary reflectors having internal ref... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5113225 | Optical system driving device An optical system driving device comprising: a lamp unit which emits an optical beam for scanning an object and moves with respect to the object; a photosensitive member which receives a reflection light reflected from the object; a mirror unit which is d... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5105207 | System and method for achieving gray scale DMD operation There is disclosed a system for enhancing resolution of a xerographic process by submodulation of each individual pixel. The submodulation is achieved by anamorphically reducing the square pixel presentation of light rays to a rectangle having a number of... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5081492 | Exposure control system An exposure control system for a document copier is enabled by positioning a segmented variable reflectance mirror along the optical imaging path. The mirror segments incorporate a material whose transmission changes in response to applied voltage signals... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5079586 | Color image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus for recording an output color image on an image recording medium, provides a cyanogen filter (or a red filter), a magenta filter (or a green filter) and a yellow filter (or a blue filter), each of them relating to a complement... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5049920 | Photocopying method and apparatus A photocopying system without using an intermediate film is disclosed. In this system, the photo-pressure sensitive sheet and an original are tightly overlapped on a photocopying stage. Scratching scars generated by friction therebetween can be avoided by... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5023663 | Copying magnification setting device for an electrophotographic copying apparatus An image forming apparatus that is capable of providing various copy ratios includes an original table that can receive an original document from an image carrier. The original is then illuminated, and a focusing lens system is capable of focusing reflect... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5016051 | Electrophotographic copying machine with device for shifting an image A copying machine of the scanning exposure type has a device for entering the position on a copy sheet where a copy image corresponding to a document image is to be formed. According to the input from the device, the operation timing of a feeder is contro... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012276 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus for recording an image of an original on a photosensitive recording medium. At an exposure zone, a latent image corresponding to the original image is formed on the photosensitive recording medium through filters. The filters ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4984012 | Color image copying apparatus In a color image copying apparatus, a light-path change-over reflector is movable into and out of a light path extending from a light source to an exposing station where a color latent image is to be formed on a photosensitive recording medium according t... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4974937 | Color filter unit A filter unit includes a plurality of filter members, a filter drive mechanism, and a switching mechanism. One of the filter members is continuously engaged with the filter drive mechanism, so that it is moved toward and away from an optical path extendin... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4965870 | Image forming apparatus with use of a laser beam An image forming apparatus comprising a laser beam radiating unit utilized as a light source, and an optical system that the surface of an original reflects a laser beam radiated from the radiating unit to project a image reflected from the original onto ... | 10/23/1990 |
