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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7330683 | Circumferential speed and developer characteristics A developing device includes a developer bearing body disposed in opposition to a latent image bearing body for bearing a latent image thereon. The developer bearing body develops the latent image using a developer. The developer has a degree of circularity greater ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7010249 | Toner agitating device and toner conveying device for an image forming apparatus A toner agitating device feeds air from an air feeding device to the inside of a toner container storing powdery toner therein to thereby agitate the toner. The air feeding device is implemented by at least one variable air pump capable of varying the amount of air ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6567635 | Apparatus and method for agitating toner in a container to facilitate toner dispensing in an electrostatographic printer An apparatus and method for dispensing toner in an electrostatographic printer includes apparatus for agitating toner contained by a relatively large toner container (e.g., 10-25 liters in volume). The apparatus includes a substantially vertically-oriente... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560429 | Apparatus and method for dispensing toner from a container to an image development station of an electrostatographic printer An apparatus and method for dispensing toner in an electrostatographic printer includes apparatus for drawing ambient air in a vertical direction, preferably upwards, through a relatively large toner container. The air-flow is sufficient to fluidize the t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6507723 | Image developer that provides fluidized toner Methods and systems for providing a generally fluidized toner in an image developer system utilized in an image forming system are provided. The method includes introducing a fluid, such as atmospheric air, into a chamber containing toner particles to flu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6226482 | Multi-roller monocomponent toner applicator A system and method for applying electrically charged non-magnetic toner to an image device, and subsequently to a moving substrate, provides precise level control, proper control of the electrical charge of the toner, minimization of dusting problems, an... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6181902 | Method for operating an electrographic printer or copier for printing different colors with at least two developing units A method for operating electrographic printers or copiers uses toner particles of two different colors applied to a toner image carrier by at least two developing units. A force field is applied to at least one section of the travel path of the toner part... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6175707 | Integrated toner transport/toner charging device An apparatus for developing a latent image recorded on an imaging surface, including a housing defining a chamber for storing a supply of developer material including toner; a dispensing system for dispensing toner of a first color and toner of a second c... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5899608 | Ion charging development system to deliver toner with low adhesion Interdigitated electrodes on a donor roll enable uncharged toner to be picked up from a fluidized bed reservoir. This layer of toner is subsequently charged by exposure to a corona device and delivered to a development zone, where it is used to develop an... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5799227 | Non-magnetic toner dynamic recycling Non-magnetic toner in an electrostatic imaging system, such as the MIDAX.RTM. electronic imaging system, is dynamically recycled. Wayward airborne toner particles in the imaging system are vacuum collected to provide an air stream with entrained toner par... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5761578 | Corona wire cleaning by mechanical vibration of the wire Non-magnetic toner in a fluidized bed is charged by at least one corona wire extending through the bed, the non-magnetic toner surrounding the wire in the fluidized bed. In order to prevent build up of insulating particles on the corona wire (which leads ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5742885 | Development system employing acoustic toner fluidization for donor roll An apparatus for developing a latent image recorded on a surface including a housing defining a chamber storing a supply of toner. A toner donor member is spaced from the image bearing surface and adapted to transport toner to a region opposed from the su... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5734955 | Development system An apparatus for developing a latent image recorded on a surface, including a housing defining a chamber storing a supply of toner. A toner donor member is spaced from the image bearing surface and adapted to transport toner to a region opposed from the s... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5630200 | Multi-roller electrostatic toning system application to tri-level imaging process Images are formed using first and second fluidized beds of non-magnetic toner having first and second, respective, single applicator rollers. A charge retentive surface such as a photoconductive belt is uniformly charged (e.g. by a corona device) to a pre... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5043757 | Image forming apparatus using heat-softening microcapsules An image forming apparatus for forming visible images on a recording medium according to source image information, comprises microcapsules, a stirring roller, a photosensitive drum, a microcapsules coating device, a corotron, an exposing device, a heater ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5036358 | Image-forming apparatus and a method for a detecting developer amount therein An image-forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; a developing device; a developer accommodating device for accommodating the developer to be supplied to the developing device, the accommodating device having a housing of which a first and sec... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4833503 | Electronic color printing system with sonic toner release development A multi-color printer using a sonic toner release development system to provide either partial or full color copies with minimal degradation of developed toner patterns by subsequent over-development with additional colors and minimal back contamination o... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4777106 | Electrostatic toning An electrostatic toning system employed in applying toner to latent electrostatic images on the surface of a dielectric material. Toning is accomplished by fluidizing the toner in a gaseous stream, charging the toner in the fluidized bed, and conveying th... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4546722 | Developing apparatus for electrophotographic copying machines A developing apparatus for an electrophotographic copying machine includes a developer carrier disposed in opposing relationship with a member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. A vibrator comprising a single sheet piezoelectric element whi... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4162842 | Method and apparatus for developing a latent, electrostatic image in non-impact printing A development apparatus for dry toning a latent, electrostatic image on a dielectric surface. The developing apparatus includes a rotating, magnetic brush which picks up dry toner from a reservoir and magnetically carries it past a first region on the die... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4122209 | Magnetic image decorator A magnetic image decorator is disclosed wherein one or more cooperating magnetic decorator rolls which are supplied with toner particles are fitted with knife blades adapted to cause the toner particles to flow in a standing wave against a member such as ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4086872 | Electrostatic coating with post charger web or coil coating and powder feed A system and process for electrodynamic powder coating of conducting and non-conducting substrates using an electrodynamic fluidized bed. The system generally includes a coating applicator means for applying charged particles to the substrate to be coated... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4077712 | Wet type developing device for use in electrophotography A developing device employing developing solution for use in an electrophotographic copying apparatus, which developing device includes a pair of stirring impellers rotatably disposed at the bottom of a developing tank and a plurality of pairs of copy pap... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4027607 | Pulsed powder application system A pulsed powder application system for electrostatically powder-coating a substrate comprises an applicator bed means, a fluidizing means, and a pulsing means. The pulsing means is actuable during a coating time to effect ionization of electrostatic powde... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3973517 | Development device and method A development method and device for developing a latent image wherein an irregular surfaced vibrating bed transports toner particles from a supply area to the development area.... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3962992 | Device for developing an electrostatically charged image A device develops an electrostatically charged image formed on a photoelectroconductive layer with toner particles bearing a residual magnetization. The toner particles are provided on a vessel and in an alternating magnetic field to be rotated and repeat... | 06/15/1976 |
