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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165503 | Image forming apparatus and liquid developer holding member including a core member and a dielectric layer with concave portions provided on an outer circumerence of the core member An image forming apparatus includes a liquid developer holding member and a bias voltage applying unit. The liquid developer holding member includes a conductive core member and a dielectric layer provided on an outer circumference of the core member, and the dielec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7664437 | Developing unit and density control method in electrophotography This invention relates to a developing unit for maintaining constant density in an electrophotographic imaging process. The developing unit has a developer roll, wherein the developer roll provides a surface and a first voltage is applied to the developer roll; a sk... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7536137 | Wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same A wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus detects color per print page and executes printing by turning on only the development bias of a developing unit to be used for printing. The wet electrophotographic image forming apparatus has a color detecting unit ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7352376 | Apparatus and method for electrophoretic printing device An electrode array with embedded thin-film transistors is fabricated with a self-aligned imprint lithography process. In an embodiment the electrode array is built over a flexible, conductive, substrate, in an alternative embodiment the electrode array is built on a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7292810 | Liquid electrophotographic imaging device and methods An embodiment includes developing unit having a first developer roller and a second developer roller in contact with the first developer roller. The first developer roller is adapted to transfer developed liquid developer to the second developer roller, and the seco... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7242892 | Wet type image forming apparatus A wet type image forming apparatus forms an image in accordance with an electrophotographic imaging process using a developing solution containing a toner in a carrier solution. The image forming apparatus includes a developing roller that holds the developing solut... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7174119 | Developing device featuring high viscosity developing agent and superimposed AC and DC bias voltage components A developing device for developing an electrostatic image formed on an image carrier, includes a liquid developing agent, wherein toner particles are dispersed in a liquid solvent, and wherein a viscosity of the liquid developing agent is in a range 100 mPa·s to 10... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7079792 | Developing unit using a developing liquid and image forming apparatus including the same A developing unit includes a developing roller including a roller portion. The developing roller is rotatable while carrying a developing liquid on the roller portion. The developing unit also includes a voltage applying device that applies a voltage to the roller p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055675 | Conveyor belt cleaning system An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article tran... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7020420 | Device and method for electrographically printing or copying using liquid inks In a device and method for electrographic printing or copying, a latent image carrier is provided having a potential pattern corresponding to an image pattern. An applicator pattern is provided that carries a liquid layer of ink spaced from a surface of the latent i... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003248 | Liquid image formation apparatus and liquid developing device An excess toner removal area is made broader over the whole area with respect to a developer applied area that is broader than an image effective area. Thereby a liquid developer, that tends to spread slightly broader than the applied area after being applied to a p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999701 | Image forming apparatus with adjustable removal and developing nips A removal nip having a predetermined width is formed by a sweep roller pressurizing mechanism, which adjusts the length of a tension spring by rotating an adjustment screw, and adjusting the size of an energizing force of a sweep roller with respect to a photosensit... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979523 | Toner material and method utilizing same A toner particle adapted for use in electrostatic image formation, comprising a polymer and flakes of metal dispersed in the polymer. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951688 | Charging member, and image-forming apparatus and process cartridge which make use of the same The present invention relates to a charging member for charging a surface of a member to be charged in an image forming apparatus, and one aspect of the present invention provides a charging member having an outermost surface layer containing a conductive elastic ma... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941102 | 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... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6904254 | Developing unit using a developing liquid and image forming apparatus including the same A developing unit includes a developing roller including a roller portion. The developing roller is rotatable while carrying a developing liquid on the roller portion. The developing unit also includes a voltage applying device that applies a voltage to the roller p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895200 | Liquid toner application system A coating system comprising: a rotating roller; an electrode having a surface located adjacent the roller that defines a space between the surface of the roller and the electrode surface, which space has first and second apertures located at different angular positi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6865359 | Image forming apparatus using a developing liquid An image forming apparatus using a highly viscous, dense developing liquid consisting of a carrier liquid and toner. A developing unit including a developer carrier and a coating member for coating the developing liquid on the developer carrier. The developer carrie... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862419 | Liquid image developing system having development roller partially soaked in developer A liquid image developing system, including a cartridge in which a developer is stored; a supply line; a development container to which the developer is supplied from the cartridge through the supply line; a photosensitive body in the development container; a develo... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6766130 | Liquid developer imaging system A liquid developer imaging system and a method using the system for developing an image, including a cartridge for containing a developing solution; a developing container for receiving the developing solution supplied from the cartridge via a predetermined supply l... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6738592 | Image forming apparatus using a developing liquid An image forming apparatus configured to use a highly viscous, dense developing liquid consisting of 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... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735408 | Image forming apparatus with adjustable removal and developing nips A removal nip having a predetermined width is formed by a sweep roller pressurizing mechanism, which adjusts the length of a tension spring by rotating an adjustment screw, and adjusting the size of an energizing force of a sweep roller with respect to a photosensit... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6701111 | Liquid image developing system A liquid image developing system including a development container in which a developer having a charge is stored, a photosensitive body, and a development roller which is partially soaked in the developer in the development container and to rotate and fo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6522852 | Image forming process using wet developing method An image forming process wherein a latent image-bearing surface of a supporting member is contacted with a toner-containing liquid developer to develop the latent image with the liquid developer and to form a toner image covered with a layer of the liquid... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6415124 | Wet-type developing unit capable of reducing pressing power given to squeeze roller and capable of controlling toner density of liquid developer adhered on development roller In a wet-type developing unit (300), a plating roller (400) is disposed parallel to a development roller (110) at a predetermined distance. The plating roller (400) is connected to a variable power source (402) controlled by a voltage controller (404). Th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6337963 | Toner recovery system with electrical potential separation for a wet image-forming apparatus A wet image-forming apparatus including a developing roller for developing latent images on a photoreceptor with a liquid developer, a developing blade for removing toner particles adhering to the surface of the developing roller, a brush roller for remov... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6311035 | Reprographic system operable for direct transfer of a developed image from an imaging member to a copy substrate An imaging system for effecting electrostatic printing of an image, wherein the imaging system includes at least one contact electrostatic printing engine operable in a novel fashion upon a copy substrate, wherein the contact electrostatic printing engine... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6219501 | Method and apparatus for toner cake delivery An imaging system for effecting electrostatic printing of an image, wherein the imaging system includes at least one contact electrostatic printing engine operable in a novel fashion upon a copy substrate, for imaging and development of a latent image rep... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6166752 | Apparatus and method for forming image by causing ink to jump An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrying member that carries an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof, and an ink holding member that is disposed in opposing relation to the latent image carrying member and holds a thin layer ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163673 | Liquid developing apparatus having cleaning electrode for removing toner particulates A liquid developing apparatus includes a developing roller for developing a latent image on a surface of a photoconductor belt by using a liquid developer. The developing roller is opposed to the surface of the photoconductor belt. A cleaning electrode is... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6055387 | Device and method for electrophotographic image generation An electrophotographic image generation device such as an electrophotographic printer comprises an image bearing belt, a development section, a toner image transfer section, a toner concentration sensor, and an electrical charge control section. A latent ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6038421 | Image forming apparatus using a liquid development system An image forming apparatus of the type depositing a developing liquid on a developing sleeve in the form of a thin layer, developing a latent image formed on a photoconductive element with the liquid and transferring the resulting toner image to a recordi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5826148 | Liquid developer transporting device and liquid developing device A liquid developer transfer device disposed between a reservoir accommodating a liquid developer having a fluid medium and electrically charged toner particles dispersed therein and an electrostatic latent image carrying member, which performs toner trans... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5826149 | Developing device employing a liquid developer and picture forming device having such developing device A developing device employing a liquid developer in which the development speed is increased and a developer squeezing operation may be eliminated while high-speed development and uniform development of the half-tone density may be realized simultaneously... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5752143 | Liquid immersion development apparatus having efficient charge dissipating development electrode In an electrostatographic liquid immersion development (LID) reproduction machine having an image bearing member having an image bearing surface, a development apparatus having a development electrode for forming a development nip with the image bearing s... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5737672 | Self-cleaning liquid developing material applicator An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member with a liquid developing material, including a liquid developing material applicator, the housing defining an aperture adapted for transporting liquid developing material into ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5737666 | Development control system Toning apparatus for toning an electrostatic latent image, having image and background portions at different potentials on an imaging surface. The apparatus comprises an endless toning surface coated with a layer of concentrated toner and engaging the ima... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5689779 | Liquid developer and developing method and developing apparatus using same A liquid developer for developing an electrostatic latent image having a carrier fluid and electrically charged toner particles dispersed therein, wherein the liquid developer satisfies the following relationship: 25.0ࣙV0 /ƊV10 ࣙ1.5 ... | 11/18/1997 |
