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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340203 | Method and device for cleaning support elements in printers or copiers by means of magnetic fields The invention relates to a method and devices for cleaning the surfaces of applicator rollers, photoconductor drums, transfer belts, and photoconductor belts using magnetic roller systems. The invention also relates to methods and systems for cleaning magnetic rolle... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7219605 | Cylinder cleaning apparatus An apparatus is arranged to clean a cylinder with cleaning liquid being supplied. The cylinder includes an outer surface to which impurities are adhered. The impurities are removed from the outer surface when cleaning. The apparatus includes a spray bar into which t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179577 | Carrier for developer for developing electrostatic latent image, image forming method using same and image forming apparatus using same A carrier for an image developer for electrophotography, including core particles, and a coating layer covering each of the core particles, wherein the core particles have a weight average particle diameter of Dv which is 25–45 μm and a number average particle di... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171152 | Image-forming apparatus and image-forming method An image-forming apparatus with multiple toner image-forming units that form toner images by developing electrostatic latent images by means of a developer containing a nonmagnetic toner and a magnetic carrier. Each of the toner image-forming units has a photorecept... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162187 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method In an image forming apparatus, a toner image is formed on a photosensitive element and a transfer roller, which carries a transfer medium, is pressed against a photosensitive element at a pressure of from 20.4 N/cm2 to 200 N/cm2. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7142798 | Carrier bead pickoff device A carrier bead pickoff device is provided for removing ferromagnetic carrier beads from a developed image-carrying surface of a moving photoreceptor in an electrostatographic image reproduction machine. The carrier bead pickoff device includes (a) an elongate statio... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7055675 | Conveyor belt cleaning system An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article tran... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7020427 | Carrier pickoff system suitable for customer-replaceable xerographic printer cartridges A xerographic printer or copier includes a replaceable cartridge having a cleaning blade and carrier particle pickoff member associated with a rotating charge receptor. As the cartridge is being used, carrier particles removed from the photoreceptor by the cleaning ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010259 | Apparatus and method for cleaning an image transfer device An apparatus and method for cleaning an image transfer surface in an image transfer device. The cleaning apparatus includes a first cleaning station and a second cleaning station positioned to consecutively clean the image transfer surface. The first and second clea... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975826 | Device and method to lift magnetizable carrier particles from a mixture of toner particles and magnetizable carrier particles In a device and method for lifting magnetizable carrier particles from a mixture of toner particles, a cover of a collecting element interface device is arranged such that it can be rotated around a stator with a magnet. The cover comprises a spiral that, given rota... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6928255 | Image forming apparatus including developing gap between image and developer carriers An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image, a developer carrier that carries a two-component developer containing toner and magnetic particles, and an electric field forming device that forms a developing el... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920305 | Device for and method of cleaning photoreceptor medium of electrophotographic image forming apparatus A device for and a method of cleaning a photoreceptor medium of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus include a magnet which is installed in a lengthwise direction of the photoreceptor medium and is separated from an outer surface of the photoreceptor mediu... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6816700 | Image bearing member cleaning apparatus featuring a rotary member for magnetically bearing toner There is disclosed a cleaning apparatus which has a cleaning member for cleaning a surface of an image bearing member, a developer carrying member for carrying a developer cleaned by the cleaning member, a developer receiving member arranged below the cleaning membe... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6335066 | Disposal cartridge with a recyclable toner-carrying roller A disposal cartridge for use in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet and a roller. An area of the sheet is at least equal to an area of the entire circumferential surface of the roller. The sheet is detachably bonded to an entire circumferential su... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6148171 | Cleaning device for cleaning residual toner from a photoconductive element A cleaning device for cleaning a photoconductive element of an electrophotographic apparatus. A cleaning mechanism is held in contact with a surface of the photoconductive element of the electrophotographic apparatus. The cleaning mechanism includes a cle... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5937254 | Method and apparatus for cleaning remnant toner and carrier particles An electrostatographic reproduction apparatus and method for cleaning remnant toner and carrier particles. An intermediate transfer member (ITM) is in transfer relation to a primary image-forming member to transfer the toner image from the primary image-f... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5740495 | Apparatus and method for adjusting cleaning system performance on an electrostatographic recording apparatus An electrostatographic recording apparatus and method includes recording of electrostatic images and a patch area on an endless imaging member. The recording is operative in accordance with adjustable parameters to adjust density of the patch area. A deve... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5655205 | Mechanism for cleaning the back side of a web in an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus A mechanism for cleaning the back side of an image bearing dielectric support web used in an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus, the dielectric support web, having a front side movable into operative association with a plurality of electrographic ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5583625 | Device for cleaning a photoconductive element included in an image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus using a cleaner/toner magazine (CTM) which has a waste toner tank and a fresh toner tank formed integrally with each other, a cleaning device has a cleaning blade which scrapes off toner left on a photoconductive element with... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5499090 | Image forming apparatus having a toner recycling mechanism An image forming apparatus has a toner recycling mechanism for effecting toner recycling. The image forming apparatus includes a developing unit accommodating developer for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of a photosensitive... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5424820 | Cleaner sump with magnetic transport A cleaning system for increasing the packing density of a cleaner sump that uses magnetic toner, by filling unused sump space. The cleaning system uses a magnetic force to attract the magnetic waste toner to the sump area not filled by gravity assistance ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5396317 | Magnetic particle-containing member for use in copying machine This invention provides an image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member having an amorphous carbon layer on a surface thereof; and a developing device accommodating a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of th... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5390015 | Carrier removal in an electrophotographic image formation method In an electrophotographic image formation method including the steps of uniformly charging a photoconductor, exposing the charged photoconductor to a digitally-processed light image to form a latent electrostatic image, and developing the latent electrost... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5381219 | Size distribution of carrier particles for use in a magnetic brush The present invention relates to carrier particles which are used in image reproduction machines that include a magnetic brush for cleaning an imaging member. These carrier particles are utilized by the magnetic brush to clean the imaging member. The carr... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5376997 | Rotating sleeve-type magnetic brush cleaning device A rotating sleeve-type magnetic brush cleaning apparatus removes residual toner from a peripheral surface of an image carrying member of an image former. The apparatus comprise a magnetic brush that includes electrically insulated magnetic particles provi... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5363183 | Copying machine with device for removing carrier beads from the photoconductive surface An apparatus for removing magnetic carrier beads and similar particles from a photoconductive surface includes a magnetic roller for magnetically attracting and removing the beads from the photoconductive surface. A housing has at least one v-shaped suppo... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5296905 | Cleaning device using magnetic particulate cleaning material Image forming apparatus includes a cleaning device for cleaning toner from a surface. Magnetic particulate cleaning material is moved through a cleaning zone by a rotating magnetic core. The particulate cleaning material moves on a surface which is extend... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5293201 | Image forming apparatus in which toner is recycled between toner applying and cleaning stations An image forming apparatus includes both a toner applying station and a toner cleaning station. The toner applying and toner cleaning stations adjoin each other. Each of the stations includes an elongated element which is to be closely spaced to an image ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5291258 | Support ski for film cleaning device In electrographic apparatus a latent image on a flexible photoconductor is developed with toner particles at a development station and subsequently transferred to a receiver sheet, such as a copy sheet, and then fused to the sheet. Sometimes unwanted part... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5291259 | Image forming apparatus having toner cleaning device Image forming apparatus includes a toner cleaning device for cleaning toner off an image surface. The cleaning device includes a cleaning applicator for moving magnetic particulate cleaning material past the surface to be cleaned. Particulate material is ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5282008 | Magnetic roller cleaning apparatus A magnetic roller cleaning apparatus for removing residual toner particles from an image-bearing surface in a copier or printer includes a housing and a rotatable magnetic roller for moving a nap of a magnetic cleaning mix in the housing. The cleaning app... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280302 | Recording apparatus with magnetic brush removal of non-tacked toner The present invention is used in an image-recording apparatus wherein a substantially uniform layer of triboelectrically charged thermoplastic toner particles is deposited onto an imaging member. The toner particles are imagewise heated such that the heat... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5267006 | Tapered ski supports for a film cleaning device In electrographic apparatus a latent image on a flexible photoconductor is developed with toner particles at a development station and subsequently transferred to a receiver sheet, such as a copy sheet, and then fused to the sheet. Sometimes unwanted part... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5241327 | Method and apparatus for removing untacked toner from images A method and apparatus for producing an image on an imaging member. The apparatus includes a magnetic brush for depositing a substantially uniform layer of thermoplastic toner particles onto the imaging member. A laser scanner device is utilized to imagew... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5220390 | Electrophotographic image forming process The invention disclosed relates to an image forming process. The image forming process which comprises a first step of forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of a photosensitive member, a second step of developing said latent image with sphe... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5105222 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus having photoconductor with magnetic layer An electrophotographic copying apparatus is provided with a belt-shaped photoconductor comprising. A magnetic electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer are formed on the photoconduction. A magnetic cleaning member is positioned for cleaning th... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5043760 | Carrier particle loosening device In an electrostatographic copier or printer utilizing developer material including magnetic carrier particles, a rotatable, multiple magnetic pole device, located on the backside of an image bearing member being cleaned by a cleaning apparatus, assists ma... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5027161 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member, a latent image forming device for forming a latent image on the image bearing member, a developing device for developing the latent image formed on the image bearing member by the latent ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4989021 | Cleaning device for conductive magnetic toner and image recording apparatus using same The cleaning device for removing the toner image formed by conductive and magnetic toner from the recording medium. The cleaning device includes a rubbing member made of an electrically conductive brush of soft material or a conductive resin blade made of... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4975748 | Method of removing a film from an image carrier A method of removing a film which undesirably forms on a photoconductive element or similar image carrier of an image forming apparatus such as an electrophotographic copier, printer or facsimile machine. The method is implemented by a cleaning device hav... | 12/04/1990 |
