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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185019 | Image-forming device forming images using liquid carrier and liquid developer An image forming device with a liquid developer containing a developing agent and a liquid carrier is provided. The image-forming device includes a casing, an accumulation unit, a supply inlet, a cover, and a support part. The accumulation unit is provided in the ca... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8078086 | Liquid developer transport device and image forming apparatus A liquid developer transport device includes a channel switching part that dispenses liquid developer to a first channel or a second channel. A filtering part filters liquid developer flowing in the first channel, and a first storage part stores the filter liquid de... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7957676 | Development device and image forming device A development device includes a developer container reserving a liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid. A developer supply member supplies a developer supporting member with liquid developer. An agitating member is disposed in the developer... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7869745 | Developing device having an agitating member and image forming apparatus using same A developing device includes: a developer carrying body that carries liquid developer containing toner and carrier liquid; a developer supplying member adapted to rotate in a first sense of rotation to supply liquid developer to the developer carrying body; a contac... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7778576 | Development device with partitioned developer container for reserving liquid developer A development device includes a developer supply member that supplies a developer supporting member with liquid developer from a developer container. An agitating member is disposed in the developer container supplies the developer supply member with the liquid deve... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7676180 | Liquid development apparatus, liquid development method and image forming apparatus An objective of the present invention is to provide a liquid development apparatus that can form a uniformly thin layer of high-density liquid developer on the development roller, thereby forming images free of uneven density or toner fog, and another objective is t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7444093 | Liquid toner concentration detecting device and method with window in toner container for light passage A first container is operable to accommodate a liquid toner, and provided with a window. A reflector is disposed in the first container. A light emitter is operable to emit light to the reflector through the window and the liquid toner. A light receiver is operable ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432033 | Printing systems and methods for liquid toners comprising dispersed toner particles Methods of printing with a liquid electrophotographic toner composition prepared within an electrophotgraphic printing apparatus are provided, wherein a polymeric binder comprising at least one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428397 | Circulation system for developing solution for a wet type image forming apparatus A wet type image forming apparatus, having a latent image forming unit with a photoconductive drum, and a developing unit with a developing solution supplying system that supplies developing solution to a developing roller, is provided. The developing roller is adap... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412189 | Wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a setting method thereof A wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a main body, a developing unit disposed inside the main body, a developer cartridge for providing developer to and collecting developer from the developing unit, and a fitting unit for connecting the d... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387455 | Substrate processing device, substrate processing method, and developing device Rinsing nozzles 310a to 310e are moved on a wafer W while they are discharging rinsing solution 326. At that point, discharging openings 317a to 317e are contacted to developing solution 350 coate... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386260 | Liquid developing unit and image forming apparatus including the same Disclosed is a developing unit 6 including a tank containing a liquid toner, a pick-up roller 10 for drawing the liquid toner from the tank, an application roller 11 whose circumferential surface 11a is supplied with the liquid ton... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7349654 | Developer cartridge for a wet-type image forming apparatus A developer cartridge for a wet-type image forming apparatus including a cartridge body in which developer is stored. The cartridge body has a supply hole formed thereon to supply the developer in the cartridge to the image forming apparatus. A filter is disposed in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305205 | Developer cartridge having a movable cover and liquid-type image forming apparatus A developer cartridge having a developer cartridge body with a fitting part is coupled to a developer supply path connected to a developing unit. A fitting part shutter unit is detachably mounted to the developer cartridge body and moved by an external force to move... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7280787 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including a unit including image carriers for carrying electrostatic latent images, respectively, and developing devices for developing the electrostatic latent images with toners, respectively, and integrated with the image carriers, and ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260344 | Liquid developing device A liquid developing device includes an ink cartridge, a developing container connected to the ink cartridge in which ink is circulated between the developing container and the ink cartridge, a photosensitive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a d... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248815 | Fitting protecting apparatus of developer cartridge and image forming apparatus having the same A fitting protecting apparatus of a developer cartridge includes a housing storing liquid developer. The housing has at least one connection fitting connected to an outside corresponding connection fitting. A cover part is movably disposed between a first position o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231154 | Developing apparatus A developing apparatus includes a developing container for containing a developer. An amount of the developer in the developing container is 100–2000 (g), and an angle of rest of the developer in said developing container is 20–70 (°). When the developing appar... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7212766 | Wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a setting method thereof A wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a setting method thereof, comprising a body, a developing unit, an ink cartridge unit for supplying an ink to the developing unit, a door unit, an ink recovery unit for discarding waste ink and circulating i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197266 | Ink disposal in cartridges An apparatus for assisting in the removal or waste or excess ink and a method for disposal of ink from electrophotographic printers comprises providing electrophotographic ink from a source, combining the ink with an absorbable material in a container to form a soli... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166405 | Organosol including high Tg amphipathic copolymeric binder and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167666 | Liquid development device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A liquid development device has a developer retaining roller having recesses, which are for retaining liquid developer, provided in the surface of the developer retaining roller; and a supplying roller for supplying the liquid developer to the developer retaining ro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164879 | Reversible ink cartridge A printer cartridge for electrographic printing (dry or liquid) is provided with two chambers connected by a developer transportation system that traverses a development zone in a first direction. As the toner (developer) from a first of the two compartments is fed ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144671 | Adjuvants for negatively charged toners Negative liquid electrographic toner compositions are provided comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of negatively charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The toner particles comprise a polym... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135264 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder and use of the organosol to make dry toners for electrographic applications The present invention relates to amphipathic copolymeric binder particles chemically grown in a substantially nonaqueous liquid carrier to form an organosol. The invention also pertains to dry particulate electrographic toners incorporating an organosol comprising a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118842 | Charge adjuvant delivery system and methods A system for printing a liquid toner is provided comprising a liquid electrographic toner composition comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115348 | Photoreceptor for electrophotography having an overcoat layer with salt Improved organophotoreceptors comprise an electrically conductive substrate; a photoconductive element comprising a charge generation compound; and an overcoat layer comprising a first binder and at least a salt, wherein the photoconductive layer is on the electrica... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074537 | Organosol liquid toner including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crystalline component Liquid electrographic toners are derived from organosols incorporating amphipathic copolymeric binder particles that include polymerizable, crystallizable compounds chemically incorporated into the dispersed portion of the copolymer. The invention further provides o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070900 | Adjuvants for positively charged toners Positive liquid electrographic toner compositions are provided comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of positively charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The toner particles comprise a polym... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062203 | Developing unit of liquid electrophotographic image forming apparatus A developing unit of a liquid electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The developing unit includes a developing roller, which supplies ink to a photosensitive medium on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, to develop the electrostatic latent image. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058343 | Systems and methods for in-situ replenishment of consumable items A self-replenishing image forming apparatus replenishes reservoirs of consumable materials using packages of the consumable materials transported in the marking media path of the image forming apparatus. The packages are separated from the regular marking media at a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054585 | Belt device and unit device including belt device and image forming apparatus using the belt device and unit device An image forming apparatus suppresses several kinds of inconveniences caused by unnecessary contact of a belt-formed member with opposing members and drives the belt-formed member accurately even when the belt-formed member separated from a part of a plurality of op... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039343 | Image forming apparatus using a developing liquid An image forming apparatus configured to use a highly viscous, dense developing liquid including a carrier liquid and toner. The apparatus includes a developing unit with a developer carrier and a coating member for coating the developing liquid on the developer car... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029814 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crosslinking functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024126 | Developing unit and density control method in electrophotography A developing unit maintains constant density in an electrophotographic imaging process. The developing unit has: a) a developer with a developing surface and a first voltage is applied to the developer; b) a deposi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018767 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having acid/base functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014973 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder made with Soluble High Tg Monomer and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer that comprises the residue of a Solu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014972 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having hydrogen bonding functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008745 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having selected molecular weight and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005225 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crystalline material, and use of the organosol to make dry tones for electrographic applications The present invention relates to amphipathic copolymeric binder particles that incorporate polymerizable crystallizable compounds chemically incorporated into a dispersible (D) portion and/or solvatable (S) portion of the copolymer. The invention also pertains to dr... | 02/28/2006 |
