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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7801465 | Condensate separation An ink carrier oil and water are separated from condensate. One embodiment includes first and second chambers for the separation. The first chamber receives the condensate and has an upper discharge outlet and a lower discharge outlet. The second chamber has an inle... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7245846 | Oxidation catalyst unit and a wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising the same and a method thereof An oxidation catalyst unit for a wet-type electrophotographic image forming apparatus which filters a vapor produced at a fusing unit and a method thereof are provided. The oxidation catalyst unit and method includes a duct for guiding the carrier vapor produced at ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231162 | Oxygen generators in ink cartridge environment A system is provided within an electrophotographic imaging environment that removes or decomposes airborne hydrocarbons (as vapor and/or droplets), at least some of which are provided from evaporation or airborne dispersal of hydrocarbon carrier from electrophotogra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7206533 | Method for controlling fusing temperature and blower speed based on toner coverage computed from data to be printed and apparatus using the same A method for controlling the fusing temperature and blower speed based on toner coverage computed from data to be printed and apparatuses using the same. The apparatus for controlling a fusing temperature based on a computed toner coverage has a memory for storing a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7187885 | Oxidation of volatile organic compounds in electrographic printing An apparatus for oxidizing volatile organic compounds from an electrographic printer may comprising a) a printer system that vents a gas stream containing volatile organic compounds to a first inlet; b) a first mast transfer element transmitting the gas stream to a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7116924 | Delivery unit and method with a carrier vapor collection duct and a carrier purifier using the same A delivery unit and method for removing carrier vapor in a wet-type printer. The delivery unit includes a delivery guide, delivery rollers and a duct for collecting carrier vapor generated from a paper by the latent heat on the paper passing through the delivery gui... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7016642 | Image forming apparatus and image formation control method A frame image (210) with 5-mm wide margins is formed on a paper sheet on the basis of the leading end and widthwise end positions of the paper sheet (107) detected by a contact image sensor (CIS) (204) in an adjustment mode. After that, this pap... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004650 | Developing device using a developing liquid and image forming apparatus including the same A developing device for developing a latent image formed on an image carrier with a developing liquid includes a liquid storing section for storing the liquid including a developing substance and a carrier liquid. A developer carrier deposits the liquid fed from the... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6999702 | 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... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994533 | Extruder with condenser A method and apparatus for producing microporous films. The method utilizes a casting surface and a condensing surface. The condensing surface is spaced from the casting surface to form a gap. The distance between the surfaces forming the gap is relatively small and... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978111 | Method and device for cleaning liquid development electrophotographic device A cleaning apparatus for a liquid-development electrophotographic apparatus in which, after a toner image formed on a surface of an intermediate transfer member by use of a liquid developer is transferred to a printing medium, the liquid developer remaining on the i... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6961531 | Refillable print cartridge and method of refilling A printer cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a cartridge body having a refillable reservoir and a heater mechanism. The refillable reservoir is adapted to receive developer particles suspended in a fluid medium. The heater mechanism heats the refillab... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6947700 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Since a fluorine treatment or the like is applied on a surface of an intermediate transfer belt (10), and thus, the surface bears water repelling property, when fixer (92) is supplied from a fixing apparatus (90) to surface parts of the intermed... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6937830 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a photoconductive drum and a developing device for developing a latent image formed on the drum with a developer. The developing device includes a developing roller facing the drum via an opening formed in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934486 | Hard imaging device vapor removal systems, hard imaging devices, and hard imaging methods Hard imaging device vapor removal systems, hard imaging devices, and hard imaging methods are described. According to one embodiment, a hard imaging device vapor removal system includes a supply path configured to supply air to an imaging region of a hard imaging de... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6934504 | Image forming apparatus and image formation control method A frame image (210) with 5-mm wide margins is formed on a paper sheet on the basis of the leading end and widthwise end positions of the paper sheet (107) detected by a contact image sensor (CIS) (204) in an adjustment mode. After that, this pap... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6905807 | Liquid inks comprising stabilizing organosols A liquid ink for developing electrophotography images comprises: a) a carrier liquid having a Kauri-Butanol number less than 30; b) a grafted co-polymer comprising a (co)polymeric steric stabilizer covalently bonde... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907213 | 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... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6804487 | Electrophotographic apparatus The electrophotographic apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention is an elelctrophotographic apparatus having an electrostatic latent image holding device, an image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on the latent image holding device... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6748189 | System and method for extracting carrier liquid A system and method for extracting carrier liquid utilizes thermal energy generated above a surface from which the carrier liquid is being extracted. The thermal energy can be generated by a heating element positioned over the surface. The thermal energy is used to ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745002 | Liquid-development electrophotographic apparatus A liquid-development electrophotographic apparatus utilizes a nonvolatile, high-viscosity, high-concentration liquid toner as a liquid developer. A developing section is in contact with photosensitive drums 11-14, on which an electrostatic latent image is for... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6704532 | Method for using an image forming apparatus using liquid developer A method for processing carrier vapor for an image forming apparatus using liquid developer. The method includes the step of sucking gas containing vapor of a carrier liquid vaporized in a cabinet of the image forming apparatus from one end of a pipe and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6643485 | Electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic apparatus having a development unit for forming a toner image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed at a surface of a latent image holding member by liquid developer, a drying unit for vaporizing a portion of liquid car... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6615012 | Electrophotographic apparatus using liquid developer The electrophotographic apparatus of the present invention is an electrophotographic apparatus having an electrostatic latent image holding device, an image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on the latent image holding device and de... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6615011 | Electrophotographic image printing apparatus using liquid developer Disclosed is an electrophotographic printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. It has an image printing system having a circu... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6577833 | Image forming apparatus using liquid developer An image forming apparatus using liquid developer of an embodiment of the present invention has a rotary latent image holding device, on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing device for feeding a liquid developer conta... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6535703 | Electrophotographic image printing apparatus using liquid developer Disclosed is an electrophotographic printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. It has an image printing system comprising an ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6512900 | Image forming apparatus having alarm which indicates carrier solvent filter replacement or lack of solvent supply A wet type electrophotographic image forming apparatus is capable of indicating timing of replacement of filter due to influence of solvent used in the process of image formation whereby to cause degradation of image quality or fatigue of parts and to res... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6496674 | Carrier recovery apparatus of liquid electrophotographic printer In one aspect, a carrier recovery apparatus of a liquid electrophotographic printer includes a drying unit, a cooling unit for cooling and condensing carrier vapor evaporated by the drying unit, a condenser for condensing the carrier vapor which has not b... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6477347 | Image formation apparatus using liquid developer and collection of solvent vapor An image formation apparatus includes a latent image carrier which is rotatable, a developing unit which supplies a liquid developer to the latent image carrier and develops a latent image formed on the latent image carrier, the liquid developer containin... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6418288 | Carrier collection device and method therefor A carrier collection device having an absorption belt, a heat source, a vapor collection tube, an absorption device, a condenser, a foaming member. The absorption belt absorbs a carrier from a developer, including a toner and the carrier, after being used... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6400920 | Device and method for recovering vapor of a developer medium A capacitor base and a partition plate laminated thereon are fixed to the bottom of a capacitor column. Openings in the partition plate are filled with air stones that are solidified ceramics. A predetermined amount of developer medium is stored in the ca... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6381433 | Image forming apparatus and its photoconductor cleaning method An image forming apparatus has an absorption roller 8 for absorbing a solvent from a toner image developed on a photosensitive belt 1, a drying roller 9 for drying and vaporizing the absorbed solvent, a liquefaction device 11 for cooling, liquefying and c... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6356728 | Device and method for capturing liquid A capture device which captures developer, after used for developing image, from a wet electronic developing device includes a drying belt, a nip roller, a regeneration roller, and a cleaning roller. An absorption layer absorbing solvent is arranged over ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6314260 | Vapor capture subsystem and method thereof A vapor capture subsystem, which improves capturing efficiency of a carrier solvent, is provided. The vapor capture subsystem provides a ring shaped drying belt which absorbs the carrier solvent in a developing material that is developed on the surface of... | 11/06/2001 |
