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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7865124 | Pre-scanning printer with paper fingerprinting Techniques for scanning and generating fingerprints for articles prior to the use of the articles. The fingerprinting of the articles is performed such that it is decoupled from the process of using the articles. As a result, the fingerprinting process does not act ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7706736 | Image forming system, including an image forming apparatus and post-processing apparatus, that performs sheet conveyance control and post-processing on discharged sheets An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a post-processing apparatus that performs post-processing on sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus. The image forming system includes a feeding unit configured to store a plurality of sheet... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7444108 | Parallel printing architecture with parallel horizontal printing modules An intergrated printing system is provided that includes at least two substantially horizontially aligned printing modules including an entrance media path and an exit media path; and at least one interface media transport including at least two substantially horizo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413359 | Method and apparatus for printing A printing apparatus includes a base coupled to a copying device and a printing device. A feed mechanism is provided which is operable to couple to the base in one of either a first position or a second position, whereby the feed mechanism is operable to feed a docu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406293 | Sheet post-process apparatus and waiting tray A waiting tray comprises left and right lower face support members for supporting both sides of a sheet and a distal end lower face support member for supporting a distal end lower face, wherein, even if a sheet is easily bent, the sheet is reliably retained on the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7395023 | Image forming apparatus The present invention holds the source document feeding direction downstream edge of a printed sheet ejected above a source document feed tray by means of a top ejection platform functioning as a printed sheet holding section in an area apart from source document fe... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391525 | Methods and systems to calibrate media indexing errors in a printing device Methods and systems for calibrating media indexing errors in a printing device are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises feeding a calibration media through a printing device, sensing the position of the media as it moves through the printing device, sen... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389084 | Image forming system with temporary storage trays between sheet storage units and image forming apparatus An image forming system has a sheet deck assembly, an image forming apparatus, and a feeding buffering apparatus with plural feeding buffer trays for temporarily storing sheets of printing paper fed from plural printing paper decks of the sheet deck assembly. The fe... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379678 | Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus that is capable of normally performing second side printing on a transfer material, even if the transfer material put on standby after completion of first side printing is pulled out by a user. A transfer material having image formed on it... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357584 | Sheet transport device Disclosed is a sheet transport device having: a registration roller to transport a sheet after correcting a skew of the sheet; a drive source to drive the registration roller; a frame body; and a rotation resisting body which is connected to the registration roller ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7308228 | Image forming device and image forming method An image formation device enabling manual two-sided printing in which a user supplies the sheets, has a receiving unit, which receives printing page quantity information; a control unit, which based on the printing page quantity information determines the number of ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293770 | Sheet-transporting device having a suction belt module with a blower A device for transporting sheets to a sheet processing machine includes a feed table, and at least one suction belt endlessly revolvable over the feed table. The suction belt is subjectible to vacuum from suction regions of different pressure levels disposed behind ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286776 | Color image forming apparatus with vibration control method for controlling the same and control program for implementing the method A color image forming apparatus which is capable of preventing deterioration in image formation quality caused by vibrations of a developing unit without halting an image forming operation and using a simple construction. A developing rotary unit incorporates develo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263326 | Paper feed cassette for image forming apparatus Storage box for storing stacked recording mediums comprises a two-part structure consisting of in-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus mounting portion which are coupled via a rotational support mechanism. In-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus moun... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245844 | Printing system A printing system includes first and second marking engines. First and second fusers are associated with the marking engines, respectively. The printing system has a first mode of operation in which print media is fused by both fusers and a second mode of operation ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242895 | Image heating apparatus having a flexible sleeve An object of the present invention is to provide an image heating apparatus having a flexible sleeve of an excellent durability. To this end, an image heating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a flexible sleeve; a driving roller contacting an ex... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226050 | Discharge sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A sheet post-treating apparatus is provided with a discharged sheet stacking tray displaceably provided in a casing portion for stacking thereon sheets discharged from the casing portion, and a holding portion for holding the discharged sheet stacking tray in a firs... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218889 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: an image recording portion that records an image on a sheet; a sheet stacking portion which is provided above the image recording portion and on which the sheet delivered from the image recording portion is stacked; and an image... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210680 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same An image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying apparatus. When a sheet is jammed in a first conveying path, a first unit is pulled out in a direction substantially parallel to a first conveying path. In this way, a driven roller and a driving roller are sepa... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199898 | Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device including: a first developer carrying member for carrying a developer to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member; a first regulating member, disposed on one end of a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member, for regulat... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185747 | One-way power transmission unit, a fusing unit driving apparatus for duplex printer using the same, a method for one way power transmission, and a method for driving a fusing unit A one-way power transmission unit has a force-fitting feature formed on at least one of an outer circumference of a boss of a driving member and an inner circumference of a boss hole of a latch member, for force-fitting the driving member into the latch member with ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175271 | Tan-thru glasses Sunglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmissive to ultraviolet light are taught which allow outdoor exposure without the sharp untanned lines normally seen on the side of the wearer's head. Eyeglasses with securement bows which are somewhat transmiss... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170658 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus which enables the area occupied by the apparatus to be made small and can stably transport even a thick sheet having stiffness. A sheet P contained in an inclined sheet containing portion 3 is transported to image reading portions | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164881 | Apparatus and method for establishing a default media size for an imaging device An imaging device, such as a printer, scanner, copier, multifunctional printer, and the like includes a sensor to detect the size of media fed into the imaging device. The detected media size can be set as the default media size for further operations, if desired. | 01/16/2007 |
| 7151621 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus which enables the area occupied by the apparatus to be made small and can stably transport even a thick sheet having stiffness. A sheet P contained in an inclined sheet containing portion 3 is transported to image reading portions | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128378 | Coreless rubber crawler The object of the present invention is to provide a coreless rubber which ensures running stability by compensating shift (deviation) in the width direction even if prepared by combination of usual rollers, and which is easily and in low cost prepared by adoption of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7099029 | Method for aligning two or more independent printing systems with a single control unit and intelligent print controllers A method and system receives a print job from a host device, parses the print job into individual print data for at least two separate printing devices, generates a random set of marks for identification of the print job, embeds the identification marks into the ind... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095978 | Sheet post-processing apparatus having offset mounting means A sheet processing apparatus comprising a sheet stacking member for stacking a sheet to be discharged, and an offset mounting member for offsetting a plurality of sheet bundles on sides in a sheet bundle takeout direction and in a direction opposite thereto, and mou... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7095534 | Method and device for positioning of platen glass of image reader A method and mechanism to set a platen glass of an image reader by demounting the platen glass after the platen glass has previously been position-adjusted and positioning means have been fixed to this adjusted position and then achieving the desired positioning by ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092963 | Database method and structure for a finishing system A method and structure for a virtual finishing job ticket database used in a finishing system wherein the database stores capability and constraint information relating to finishing devices available for a finishing job, receives information describing the finishing... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085526 | Image forming method and image forming apparatus An apparatus and a method for forming an image is provided that uses a contact type transfer member and a retract mechanism so as to transfer a toner image onto a continuous medium, performs the transfer process stably onto various continuous media and reduces unnec... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079294 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus, wherein it comprises a conveying unit for conveying an original, a reading unit for optically reading the information recorded in the conveyed original at a predetermined reading location, an original pressing unit for pressing the origin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072595 | Controller for controlling the current supplied to a motor of an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a sheet feeding section for conveying a sheet for image formation, a stepping motor for driving the sheet feeding section, and a controller for controlling operation of the stepping motor. The controller includes a current value settin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065311 | Image forming apparatus A cassette with cover is made up of a holding portion that contains sheets and a cover portion that serves as a cosmetic plate at the front of a laser printer and covers an opening of a storing portion for a process cartridge. The holding portion is supported at a b... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061637 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively collating a stack of single-/double-sided recording sheets in a desired ejection tray An image forming apparatus includes first and second image carrying members, ejection trays, and a sheet transferring mechanism. The first image carrying member carries images in increasing order of corresponding sheet numbers. The second image carrying member carri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058349 | Development unit having a layer-thickness, regulator with contact portion, and method of manufacturing the development unit A development unit including: (a) a developer storage storing a developer; (b) a developer receiver disposed in an end portion of the developer storage and having a depository surface on which the developer is to be deposited; and (c) a regulator including a contact... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051496 | Envelope and insert transport and insertion machine A high-speed envelope transport and insertion machine includes a slip-drive system having a plurality of belts configured to move envelopes along an envelope path at a first speed, an envelope transmission device disposed to input envelopes into the slip-drive syste... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050145 | Device for copying both sides of an object in a single pass using an office copier A device for use with a copier to make copies of both sides of a document or other objects in a single pass. The device is configured to rest on a copier platen without being attached to the platen and without deriving power from the copier. A document holder in the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046941 | Image formation apparatus An image formation apparatus including an image reading device that reads an image recorded on a document, an image forming apparatus in which the image can be formed on a recording medium, based on image information read by the image reading device, and an ejecting... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046953 | Image formation apparatus equipped with automatic document feeder In an image forming apparatus having a document feeder for taking up a document from a document bundle placed on a document tray, a controller has a normal mode to perform a normal-size conveyance control by taking up each document from a bundle of documents having ... | 05/16/2006 |
