Class 399/340 - By solvent

Subclass of Class 399 - Electrophotography
Definition: Subject matter wherein the fixing is performed by applying
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 04/24/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8165514	Fixing device, and image forming method and image forming apparatus using the same A fixing device, and an image forming method and an image forming apparatus using the fixing device. The fixing device includes an application unit to apply a foam-like fixing agent including a softener to particulates including a resin on a medium, the softener sof...	04/24/2012
8090305	Fixing unit and image forming apparatus Disclosed is a fixing device including a liquid supply unit that supplies a liquid fixer containing a softening agent that dissolves or swells at least part of resin to soften the resin; an air supply unit that supplies air for foaming the liquid fixer; and a foam g...	01/03/2012
8019267	Fixer, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A disclosed fixing device fixes resin particles onto a medium by applying a fixer including a softening agent onto the resin particles resting on the medium. The softening agent softens the resin particles by dissolving or causing swelling of at least part of resin ...	09/13/2011
8014715	Fixing apparatus using fixing solution and image forming apparatus including the fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus to fix unfixed toner carried on a surface of a recording medium by attaching a fixing solution capable of softening toner onto the unfixed toner is provided. The fixing apparatus includes a sprayer to spray the fixing solution; a fixing solution c...	09/06/2011
7904011	Temperature control unit and image forming apparatus including same A temperature control unit that maintains a temperature of a fixing liquid includes a container, some or all of which is formed of a heat conservation member, configured to store the fixing liquid that dissolves or causes a toner to swell, a heater provided to an im...	03/08/2011
7869754	Bubble creating method, bubble creating device, bubbly fixation fluid producing method, bubbly fixation fluid producing device, fixation fluid, image forming method, and image forming apparatus A bubbly fluid producing method configured to produce a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a desired bubble diameter, includes applying a shear to a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a bubble diameter larger than a desired bubble diameter so as to produce a b...	01/11/2011
7813689	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A disclosed fixing device fixes unfixed toner onto a recording sheet with the use of toner fixing liquid including a softening agent for softening toner. The fixing device includes a sprayer configured to spray the toner fixing liquid as liquid droplets and a liquid...	10/12/2010
7773932	Fixation device, fixation method, image forming apparatus, image forming method and fixation fluid A fixation device configured to fix on a medium a resin fine particle that contains a resin, by providing a fixation fluid on the resin fine particle on the medium which fixation fluid contains a softening agent that softens the resin fine particle by dissolving or ...	08/10/2010
7747207	Image forming apparatus controlling a droplet size of a fixing solution An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, an intermediate transferring section, a transferring section, a fixing solution applying section, a transporting section, a fixing section, and a recording medium feeding section. In the image formin...	06/29/2010
7702274	Image forming apparatus with fixing fluid applying section Provided is an image forming apparatus jointly using both a heat fixing method and a wet fixing method wherein bleeding and aggregation of a toner, curl and creases of a recording medium, and the like do not occur when a fixing fluid is applied to a toner image. Pow...	04/20/2010
7689154	Image forming apparatus having a heat fixing section and wet fixing section An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, an image carrying section, a transferring section, a recording material conveying section, a heat fixing section, a wet fixing section, and a recording material supply section. In the image forming a...	03/30/2010
7684747	Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus including a toner image forming section, a transfer section, a recording medium supplying section, and a control unit, an image forming unit that forms, for example, a yellow toner image causes liquid-repellent particles to be adhered o...	03/23/2010
7655374	Fixing liquid, toner fixing method and apparatus, and image forming method and apparatus A fixing liquid configured to fix a toner containing a resin on a recording medium is disclosed, wherein a particle containing a component capable of dissolving or swelling at least one portion of the resin contained in the toner is dispersed in a nonaqueous dispers...	02/02/2010
7634220	Image forming apparatus where the rotation and contact/release of a fixing fluid applying member is controlled An image forming apparatus includes a toner-image forming section, an intermediary transfer section including an intermediary transfer belt, a fixing-fluid applying section, a transferring and fixing section, a recording-medium supply section, and an ejection sectio...	12/15/2009
7599653	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus capable of applying an adequate amount of fixing fluid to an unfixed toner image and producing high-quality images having high resolution and high image density with stability for a longer period of time while protecting the interior there...	10/06/2009
7546080	Image forming apparatus There is provided an image forming apparatus involving wet fixing that causes no bleeding and coagulation of toner and eventually no disturbance of toner image as a result of application of a fixing fluid, generates no curling or wrinkles in a recording medium, and ...	06/09/2009
7460823	Image forming apparatus and fixer fluid applying roller An image forming apparatus is provided in which a toner image is fixed onto a recording medium with use of a fixer fluid in liquid form without causing generation of curls and wrinkles in the recording medium, the amount of the fixer fluid to be used can be reduced,...	12/02/2008
7233762	Method of uniformly fixing toner to recording medium in image forming apparatus An unfixed toner image on a transferring and fixing belt is passed through a pair of toner integrating rollers. A surface side of the toner integrated that is in contact with a paper, is heated by a halogen heater to impart a tackiness required for fixing. As a resu...	06/19/2007
7110998	Method and apparatus for finding hidden patterns in the context of querying applications The querying application of the present invention provides method and apparatus to find related queries having the greatest-valued and/or least-valued results. Elements (or inputs) of the related queries overlap with the elements of the user query. Preferably, the q...	09/19/2006
7046952	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...	05/16/2006
7006783	Device and method for fixing a toner image by solvent vapor while reducing the solvent drag-out In a device and method for fixing toner images on a carrier web, rinsing chambers from which a mixture of solvent vapor and air is drawn off are located before and after a fixing chamber. The mixture is passed through a condenser, the discharge of which is re-suppli...	02/28/2006
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
6915101	Device and method for fixing a toner image using a directed stream of solvent vapor In a vapor fixing device for an electrographic printer or copier, the heated vapor housing is provided such that vapor does not condense at the interior housing walls. A directed stream containing solvent vapor is produced which is directed at a section of the suppo...	07/05/2005
6823161	Developer of electrophotographic image forming system A developer, for an electrophotographic image forming system, includes a developer container for storing developing solution, a developing roller which is partially soaked in the developing solution stored in the developer container and installed to rotate in an opp...	11/23/2004
5905006	Toner image resistant to cracking A toner image, comprising a plurality of fused different types of toner particles on a substrate is provided wherein on top of the image, optionally comprising a clear finish layer, a plasticizer is present in an amount between 0.1 and 10 g/m2....	05/18/1999
5716747	Fixing device and method of fixing A fixing device includes a pair of fixing rollers to heat toner images and to fix the toner images on a recording medium in which at least one roller coming into contact with toner is provided thereon with fluorine containing resins and a device for coati...	02/10/1998
5666628	Method of fixing toner applying wet medium Method of fixing toner by applying a fixing agent to a substrate containing an unfused toner at predetermined positions thereof, by spraying or dripping the fixing agent onto the substrate, or immersing the back surface of the substrate into the fixing ag...	09/09/1997
5248339	Fusing member comprising fluorine-containing elastomers useful in electrostatography An electrostatographic toner fusing member having a support and a layer containing a crosslinked polyfluorophosphazene elastomer with thermally conductive filler particles. This fusing member is used in a device for fusing electrostatographic toner materi...	09/28/1993
5219612	Silane adhesive system for fuser member A method of using multilayered member for fusing thermoplastic resin toner images to a substrate in a fuser system of the type wherein a polymeric release agent having functional groups is applied to the surface of the fuser member. The multilayered fuser...	06/15/1993
5016058	Method and arrangement for fixing toner images applied to a web-shaped recording medium with high quality consistency In a fixing station operating according to the principle of cold fixing in an electrophotographic printer means, a control of the influencing time of the solvent vapor on the recording medium ensues in addition to the control of the vapor concentration. T...	05/14/1991
4609279	Laser printing system with a solvent vapor fixing station and adaptable for either multicolor or verso printing A laser printing system for multi-color and verso printing is formed of a plurality of units arranged in series which are simultaneously operated. A recording medium emerging from a paper exit region of a preceding unit is supplied to a paper entry region...	09/02/1986
4503625	Tank system for cold fixing a toner powder A tank system for cold fixing a toner powder on a paper as it is conducted through a fixing station of a non-mechanical high speed printing and copying device characterized by the printed paper being conducted through an atmosphere enriched with the vapor...	03/12/1985
4154195	Printing device utilizing solvent dissolved toner applied to a recording carrier A printing device in which solvent dissolved toner is applied to a recording carrier to produce a symbol or image wherein a printing head is received interior of a housing with toner particles circulated in the housing in a gas stream. Solvent ejectors wi...	05/15/1979
3965855	Immersion fusing Method and apparatus to heat fix a heat fusible xerographic powder image to a final support material in which the powder image is first transferred to a final support material and the image-bearing support material then brought into contact with a bath of...	06/29/1976
3940235	Immersion fusing Method and apparatus to heat fix a heat fusible xerographic powder image to a final support material in which the powder image is first transferred to a final support material and the image-bearing support material then brought into contact with a bath of...	02/24/1976
3934546	Apparatus for fixing with solvent vapors Apparatus for fixing solvent vapors in electrophotography comprising a housing retained in a horizontal position, a tray located within said housing and movable into and out of said housing through an opening provided at one side thereof, a solvent vapori...	01/27/1976

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