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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7817942 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method which utilize a wet developer solution An image forming apparatus includes an ink image forming section, an irradiation section, an intermediate transfer section, a transfer section, a recoding medium feed section and a discharge section. When forming an image, the ink image forming section is irradiated... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7522865 | Toner development unit A toner development unit for an image forming apparatus including a roller and an electrode adjacent thereto, the electrode having an arcuate extent adjacent to a portion of a surface of the roller to define a toner application gap therebetween, the roller being ada... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7356287 | Ink developer foil In one implementation, an apparatus includes a foil that is adjacent to a portion of an ink developer electrode. The foil at least partially limits an accumulation of splashed ink along one or more portions of the ink developer electrode. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7044592 | Process for forming image with liquid droplets, image forming apparatus utilizing such process and process for ejecting and projecting liquid droplets An image forming process provides an excellent ink fixation effect for high speed, low energy consumption printing. Two-valued or multi-valued gradation expression of a picture element, or the smallest output unit, is realized by controlling the number of liquid dro... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6853827 | Liquid image developing system forming a space with a development roller and having depositing plate having through hole A liquid image developing system includes a development container to store a developer; a photosensitive body; a development roller partially soaked in the developer in the development container and to rotate opposite to the photosensitive body; a metering blade to ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6308033 | Image forming method and apparatus using charged particles When developing an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image support by use of mist-like charged particles, a developing electrode is provided at a space from the electrostatic latent image support to extend substantially in parallel to ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6251552 | Method and apparatus of developing electrophotographic master plate for printing A conductive layer 5 and a photoconductive layer 7 are laminated on a support member 3 made of resin so that an electrophotographic master plate for printing is constituted. Electrode portions 5a electrically connected to the conductive layer 5 are formed... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6127082 | Apparatus and method for supplying material to a substrate An apparatus and method are described for supplying material to a substrate (109). The apparatus includes a member (3) having a surface with a plurality of features (8) which locate, in use, menisci of a liquid (1) supplied to the member. An actuator (4) ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101355 | Liquid development apparatus Provided is a liquid development apparatus which can restrain carrier liquid in a liquid developer from being evaporated and diffused into the atmosphere, which has a simple and convenient arrangement, and in which a recording medium formed thereon with a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6032011 | Process and device for image-differentiated inking of a latent electrostatic image A process and a device for the image-differentiated development (inking) of a latent electrostatic image on an image carrier is disclosed, wherein, in an unlimited wide area, a fluid inking agent is applied to the image areas of the image carrier in the f... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6019455 | Method of and apparatus for transferring material from a bulk medium A method of depositing material on a surface (136) is described in which a bulk medium (for example ink 122) in the form of a composition of dispersed insoluble material (for example ink particles) and a support medium is supplied to a cell (120). A movem... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5940665 | Liquid immersion development machine having a multiple zone image development and conditioning apparatus A single image development and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for removing excess liquid carrier from a developed image developed in a liquid immersion development machine using liquid developer material having a first toner concentration. The single... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5767879 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a toner carrier roller, a back electrode which is located so as to face the toner carrier roller, a voltage source for applying a voltage which generates an electric field for making toner fly from the toner carrier roller t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5752142 | Method and apparatus for developing electrostatic images A method and apparatus to develop electrostatic images using a mist which is substantially water and a colorant. Mist is transported from a generation station to a development station via a development electrode. Unused mist may be recycled or extracted. ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5701561 | Method and apparatus for applying liquid toner to a print medium using multiple toner applicators for each liquid toner A toner station for use in single-pass or multi-pass electrostatic printers includes two or more toner applicators for each color, thereby increasing the printing speed without degrading print quality.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5655192 | Method and apparatus for compaction of a liquid ink developed image in a liquid ink type electrostatographic system A method and apparatus for compacting a liquid ink developed image on an image bearing surface in a multicolor electrostatographic printing machine of the type utilizing liquid developing material, particularly an image-on-image type liquid ink multicolor... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5576817 | Dual zone development for liquid developers An apparatus for developing an image on an imageable surface with liquid developer including a housing having a chamber defined therein for holding liquid developer. A pump is provided for advancing liquid developer from the chamber of the housing to a de... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5574548 | Method and device for developing with a liquid Liquid developing method and liquid developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a latent image carrying member via a toner dispersed in a carrier liquid. An electrostatic latent image is formed on an image carrying surface, a ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5442426 | Wet type electro-photographic recording apparatus The present invention discloses a wet type electro-photographic recording apparatus having a simple structure and a high quality without uneven density, and capable of miniaturizing the apparatus. Around a rotary drum, an exposing section, a pre-bath trea... | 08/15/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5398105 | Method of electrophotographic wet reversal development This invention relates to a method for electrophotographic wet reversal development comprising charging an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a substrate and a photosensitive layer coated thereon, exposing the electrophotographic photoreceptor t... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5355201 | Liquid development system An apparatus in which an electrostatic latent image is developed with liquid toner. The apparatus has a liquid extruder that extrudes a thin film of liquid toner which is attracted to the electrostatic latent image forming a liquid image on a photoconduct... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5319422 | Liquid electrophotographic developing device and method thereof A liquid electrophotographic developing device for developing a charged and exposed photoconductive material which includes a photoconductive layer formed on one surface of a conductive layer. The liquid electrophotographic developing device is comprised ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5148222 | Liquid developer system Liquid toner imaging apparatus including an image bearing surface, apparatus for developing an image on the image bearing surface using a liquid toner including carrier liquid and pigmented particles, and apparatus for transferring a developed image from ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5125357 | Developer material coating apparatus having coating amount control unit A developer material coating apparatus for electrostatically coating developer material on each of various kinds of support members having different thicknesses and surface conditions under various environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5120630 | Method of using a liquid toner developing module for electrographic recording A developing module for depositing liquid toner on an imaging surface of a photoconductive member includes a development electrode. The development electrode is supported by a shroud which includes a toner supply passageway. The supply passageway is coupl... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5073798 | Electronic photography apparatus Electronic photography apparatus has a photoconductor material on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image formed on this photoconductive material, a developing electrode provided in ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5017968 | Liquid development apparatus having comb-like electrode An electrostatically charged image is applied to a smooth photoconductor surface and moved past a development station having an outer liquid chamber and an inner liquid chamber disposed therein. The outer and inner liquid chambers respectively communicate... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4947201 | Imaging system An imaging system including apparatus for forming a latent image on a surface, the latent image including a first portion having a high level of electrostatic charge, a second portion having a low level of electrostatic charge and a third portion having a... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4913086 | Developing apparatus A developing apparatus for bringing a film into contact with a frame portion which defines a developing chamber in such a manner that a surface of the film formed an electrostatic latent image is opposed to a developing electrode disposed in the developin... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4707112 | Liquid development system An electrophotographic printing machine in which an electrostatic latent image recorded on a photoconductive surface is developed with a liquid developer material comprising at least a liquid carrier having marking particles therein. The liquid developer ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4686936 | Liquid development system An electrophotographic printing machine in which an electrostatic latent image recorded on a photoconductive member is developed with a liquid developer material having at least a liquid carrier with marking particles dispersed therein. The liquid develop... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4664502 | Liquid developing apparatus for use in electrophotographic copying machine Apparatus for an electrostatic copying machine using a liquid developer or toner includes a pair of electrodes for developing the latent image on the electrostatically charged photosensitive sheet, of which the auxiliary or back electrode has a specially ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4655165 | Development apparatus for latent images on supported sheets A toning shoe for applying fluid developer to a latent image on a supported sheet. A drum is a preferred support, with a toning shoe having raised edges, a central recessed area contacting the sheet and a drain. Fluid developer is injected into the shoe u... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4527509 | Dielectric film processor The processor is designed to develop imaged film in sheet or roll form, using a leaderless system employing edge guiding of the film. In this design the exposed film is transported in such a manner that no physical contact is made with the image area by a... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4515463 | Inclined toner flow control system for developing an electrostatic latent image upon an electrophotographic film A toner flow control system for liquid toner within camera/processor apparatus includes the disposition of a development electrode portion (30) and the electrophotographic film (14) within planes inclined with respect to a horizontal plane at an angle of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4456367 | Toning system for electrostatic imaging apparatus A method and apparatus is provided for toning a latent electrostatic image on an exposed photoconductive surface of an electrophotographic member, using liquid toner comprising toner particles suspended in an electrically insulating liquid dispersant. Plu... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4421056 | Nozzle for applying a liquid to the intermediate image carrier of an electrophoretic printer In order to prevent clogging of the nozzle and to ensure that the intermediate image carrier (8) is uniformly wetted with toner suspension across its entire width directly at the beginning of the printing operation, the nozzle comprises a front chamber (3... | 12/20/1983 |
