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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313347 | Cleaning device, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and toner A cleaning device, a process cartridge, an image forming apparatus, and toner to maintain improved cleaning performance for a long time. The cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, a lubricant applying part, and a toner removing part. The cleaning blade is dispos... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6766131 | Liquid electrophotographic developing apparatus using air pressure to hold liquid developer therewithin A liquid electrophotographic developing apparatus including a developing unit with an elongated opening disposed adjacent to a photoreceptor and an air duct provided around the elongated opening. The air flow in the air duct has a predetermined air pressure to hold ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6716562 | Method and apparatus for forming an image Methods and apparatus for forming on a recording medium an image whose resistance to water and light is improved and whose image quality is enhanced, with printing speed being increased due to drying of ink being accelerated. The methods include the steps of: formin... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6324367 | Reversible pump and system for supplying developer in a liquid electrophotographic printer using the same A reversible pump including a case having an intake through which fluid is taken in, a first outlet for discharging internal fluid to the outside, and a second outlet for discharging internal fluid to the outside, an impeller rotatably installed within th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6305860 | Squeezing apparatus of a liquid electrophotographic printer A squeezing apparatus of a liquid electrophotographic printer includes a squeezing roller for squeezing out and removing the carrier from a developer which is applied on a photosensitive belt by its passive-rotational movement while being pressed into tig... | 10/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5915152 | Imaging device having liquid toner applicator using a nozzle An imaging device including a selectively charged imaging surface, having a width and moving in a direction perpendicular to the width and a toner applicator, the applicator including an applicator chamber having a top portion and containing a supply of l... | 06/22/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5708936 | Hydrodynamically stable coating flow applicator An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material coating flow applicator for applying a substantially uniform coating of liquid developing material to a moving s... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5585900 | Developer for liquid toner imager An imaging system including a movable electrostatic imaging surface, apparatus for providing an electrostatic image on the electrostatic image surface and a development electrode having a developer surface with contiguous portions in spaced relationship w... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5434352 | Wet recording apparatus for developing electrostatic latent images A wet development apparatus for a recording machine for developing a toner image corresponding to an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image carrier using a wet developer. The apparatus includes a development roller disposed in contact... | 07/18/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5310120 | Spraying device with an insulated storage tank for electrically conductive coating product An electrostatic device for spraying electrically conductive liquid coating product comprises a storage tank for the product in which the product is at a high voltage. The tank is defined in a substantially cylindrical cavity formed in an insulative mater... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5157422 | Solid imaging member with matrix of connected photoelectric conversion devices, providing exposure surface, and charge storage devices, providing opposite surface for latent image formation and developed image transfer In a copying apparatus employing a light source for illuminating an original subject to be copied and forming a toner image corresponding to said original subject on a recording medium, a solid imaging device is employed for converting a reflected light f... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5155500 | Magnetic recording device using magnetic fluid developing agent A magnetic recording device includes a movable body having a magnetic layer and an arrangement for writing a predetermined magnetic image on the movable body. A developing arrangement is controlled to blow a magnetic fluid onto the movable body in order t... | 10/13/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5078088 | Roller type liquid developing apparatus A roller type liquid developing apparatus includes a developing solution tank for storing a developing solution in which charged fine color particles are dispersed, a developing head for applying the developing solution stored in the developing tank to a ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4987429 | One-pump color imaging system and method A simplified color printing system and method is disclosed in which the printing system has a single applicator that is supplied with toner fluids or inks of different colors. The printing system is simplified by having a single pump employed in associati... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4974541 | Image forming apparatus utilizing wet type development An image forming apparatus for coating a recording medium having a latent image thereon with toners and other materials for latent image development, including: a reservoir for separately preserving a first solution including the toners and a second solut... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4801970 | 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 the preferred support, with the toning shoe having raised upstream and downstream support rims contacting the sheet, opposed lateral insulating rims spaced very s... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4740816 | Means for developing electrophotographic images Means for developing Xerographic images in which a developer applicator (21) is arranged to progressively apply a liquid developer to a latent electrostatic image on an image-bearing surface on a support member (3) and the surface is progressively pressed... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4733273 | Liquid developing apparatus A liquid developing apparatus is provided for developing, with a liquid developer or toner, an electrographic latent image formed on an image bearing, charge retaining surface of a moving recording medium and thereafter wiping excess developer from the me... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4720731 | Device for supplying developing solution A device for supplying a developing solution in a wet-type electrophotographic copying machine has a scraper pressed against a developing roller positioned in confronting relation to a latent-image carrier or photosensitive drum. The scraper and the devel... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4623241 | Developing apparatus and method for a photocopier employing liquid development A development apparatus and method positions the development electrode (30), in a liquid development system, in a close, spaced apart relationship to a moving photosensitive surface (12). The development electrode (30) has plural supply conduits (76) and ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4586809 | Liquid developing equipment for electrophotographic copying machine A liquid developing equipment for electrophotographic copying machines to carry a photosensitive sheet to the flow of developing solution between tilted and opposing electrode plates, comprising a developing solution storage tank at the upstream of the fl... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4521101 | Liquid developing apparatus for electrophotography A liquid developing apparatus for electrophotograph in which an electrostatic latent image surface of a photoconductive material is confronted with developing electrodes and at the same time is transferred in the liquid toner to be developed, the developi... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4373469 | Apparatus for developing electrostatic latent images An apparatus for developing electrostatic latent images includes an applicator for applying a developer, containing a high concentration of developer particles, uniformly over both the image and non-image areas of a latent image bearing surface, and a dev... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4367035 | Liquid developer electrostatic copier for shipboard use A copier employing liquid developer in which the lower portion of a deep well in the liquid carrier extends downwardly into the space between a pair of shock absorbing machine base plate mounts to receive the supply of liquid developer for the machine. A ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4357096 | Dispersion supply apparatus for photoelectrophoretic migration imaging Migration imaging apparatus of the kind using a photoelectrophoretic dispersion and having an electrode moveable along an endless operative path past dispersion application and imaging zones features improved dispersion applicator structure comprising a f... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4330788 | Printing device for electrophoretic recording The invention relates to a printing device for electrophoretic recording by means of electrodes which are relatively movable with respect to an image carrier. Between the image carrier and electrodes, a liquid developer fluid is present in which the elect... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4235195 | Liquid development apparatus The development apparatus of a developer impingement type comprises a developer distributor having a developer impingement outlet for injecting a liquid developer against the surface of a photoconductor member having a latent electrostatic image thereon, ... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4233385 | Method and apparatus for liquid electrostatic development of charge images on a tape-like record carrier A method of liquid development of charge images formed on a surface of a tape-like record carrier, for example by an electrostatic printer. The record carrier is simultaneously sprayed with developer liquid in two flows which are directed towards each oth... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4142480 | Apparatus for developing electrophotographic copying materials Disclosed is an apparatus for developing electrophotographic copying materials which eliminates the damage to flexible copying materials encountered with conventional developing apparatus. This apparatus comprises a pair of feed rollers for applying toner... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4073266 | Apparatus for developing a latent electrostatic image on an electrophotographic copying material A process and apparatus for developing a latent electrostatic image on an electrophotographic copying material by means of a toner dispersion. An infeed roller applies the toner dispersion to the copying material, and, downstream thereof, a distribution r... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4013356 | Apparatus for developing electrostatic images with liquid toner An electrophotographic copying machine wherein electrostatic images at the periphery of a rotary cylindrical printing base are transported below a grounded developing electrode having in its concave underside a series of shallow grooves each receiving fre... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3985437 | Electrostatic image recording device having partially collapsible toner applicator An electrostatic image recording device in which an image is projected by an optical projecting system upon a charged, supported electrophotographic member to form a latent image on the photoconductive surface thereof. A container of toner in liquid suspe... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3980048 | Liquid development apparatus A device and a process for the liquid development of electrostatic latent images on a sheet surface which comprises: moving sheet material having said electrostatic latent images pass a reservoir containing developing liquid and having an open upper part ... | 09/14/1976 |
