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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081919 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus has an original mount, a recording material mount for mounting recording materials, a supply roller, a separating unit, a reading unit for reading an image of the original, an original detection sensor for detecting the original on the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7680447 | Method and apparatus for duplicating secure documents A method of securely duplicating in a copying machine a document which includes a readable security device. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: reading the readable security device to determine contents of the readable securi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7529516 | Method and apparatus for image processing An image processing apparatus according to this invention has an apparatus body containing an image forming part, an opening/closing member attached to be openable/closable about an opening/closing shaft via a hinge with respect to an upper surface of the apparatus ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7391986 | Image forming system for forming images on one side or both sides of recording media An image forming system includes a document conveying section that reversely conveys documents such that a front side and back side of the documents pass through a reading position, an image reading section for reading images on the documents conveyed to the reading... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382506 | Image reading and recording apparatus An image reading and recording apparatus provided with an image reading portion for reading the image of a document, and an image recording portion for recording an image on a recording sheet is provided with a first stacking portion for stacking thereon a first she... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7349645 | Image forming apparatus with trays that are movable to a recording sheet discharge position and a controller for controlling movement of the trays A machine (1) has an image former (200) for forming an image on a recording sheet. Movable trays are provided for receiving the recording sheets. A job manager (104) stores information concerning the tray for receiving the recording sheet, and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341387 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a cover member that is capable of being opened and closed, wherein the cover member includes a discharge tray that is capable of holding printed recording medium, and an automatic document reader that is provided above the dischar... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7254902 | Sheet dryer A sheet dryer includes sprockets and a delivery chain, at least one heat-resistant glass plate, at least one lower-surface drying lamp, a guide plate, a plurality of first discharge holes, and a plurality of second discharge holes. The sprockets and delivery chain c... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7171153 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit installed in a main body of the image forming apparatus and a tray stack including stacked media supplying units for supplying the media piece from selected one of the stacked media supplying units to the im... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7114716 | Paper feeder A paper returner is placed in the vicinity of an end portion of a hopper for stacking a plurality of sheets of paper which faces a paper feeding roller, so as to be pivotable between a first position where the paper returner constitutes a part of the paper transport... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7006240 | Image forming apparatus for printing two original documents on both sides of a paper Where double-side printing is effected on a single copying paper sheet to produce images of two originals thereon, the directions of images on the originals can be considered. Even where the directions of images on originals, which can be positioned only horizontall... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6917782 | Original document image scanning and printing device An original document image scanning and printing device includes a scanning unit that scans an image of an original document, a printing unit that prints out the image, an image processing unit that rotates the image and a control unit that controls rotating and sca... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901237 | Image reading device and image forming apparatus An image reading device includes a document stacking tray on which documents are stacked, a feed roller for picking up, one sheet at a time, the documents that are stacked on the document stacking tray, a curved transporting path through which the document is transp... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6810231 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus transfers a sheet to a predetermined position. The apparatus includes a discharge tray; a support device for rotationally supporting the discharge tray; an interconnecting device that activates according to a rotation of the discharge tray... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6591147 | Adjustment control and adjustment control method In the present invention, control amounts are input from plural sensors. Good/bad determination is performed to determine whether all deviations of control amount variables are within tolerable ranges. If a determination result is "bad", it is determined ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6505017 | Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, image forming method, and storage medium It is intended to obtain outputs of insert sheets suitable for an inserter without delay. Thus, it is controlled to sort sheets on which pages of an image, being the print object in a mode to output the sheets to be set to an inserter provided in another ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6459864 | Image forming system, method of controlling image forming system, and storage medium An image forming system selects any one of plural image forming modes including a first mode, wherein an image forming process is performed such that plural images are arranged on an identical face of a sheet. The system performs the image forming process... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6456365 | Original cover closer In order to eliminate the cam member, which is mounted to the mounting member side and to which grease is applied, to prevent, as much as possible, the portions to which grease has been applied from becoming exposed to the side of an original placed on th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6397022 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image reading part for performing a reading operation of reading an image, an image output part for performing an output operation of outputting the image read by the image reading part on a sheet, and a stopping sec... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6343197 | Image formation processing having image rotation function Image forming apparatus including a sheet feeder for feeding a sheet, a sheet size detector for detecting a size of the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, the sheet size includes an orientation of the sheet, an image size detector for detecting a size of an i... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6195151 | Media handling system for duplex printing A media sheet handling system for duplex printing is disclosed. During duplex printing, the media sheet whose first side is printed is directed into a duplex print path, wherein the media sheet is reversed to a flipped over state with respect to its origi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6181884 | Image producing apparatus having an image reading unit An image producing apparatus comprises a paper passage route which conveys paper selectively from a manual paper-feed unit and a paper feed unit, and conveys paper discharged from a print unit, and an image reading unit which reads out images of a documen... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6169873 | Automated face up and down detection of image information An automatic sheet feeder is provided with a controller and the controller is provided with a scanning input and user-controlled inputs. Sheets provided at the feeder are scanned to determine image status with regard to face up/face down orientation and s... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6131902 | Sheet feeding paths for apparatus with feed paths selectable to correspond to desired function of apparatus A sheet transport system for an image-forming apparatus including a scanner unit on an upper part of an image-forming unit. A paper ejecting path ejects an image formed paper sheet to an ejected paper stacker via the image-forming unit. The paper ejecting... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6029970 | Automatic paper feeding device in a multifunctional machine An automatic paper feeding device in a multifunction machine including a recording medium cassette, a document cassette and a paper feeding unit. The document cassette is separated rotatably from the feeding unit. When performing either a printing or a co... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5996995 | Device for switching paper passage in multi-functional image producing apparatus An electromagnetically operated sheet diverter for an image forming apparatus. The sheet diverter diverts a sheet from a common path to one of two possible paths upon discharge from the image forming apparatus. The sheet diverter is small and compact, mak... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5915157 | Sheet transport system and apparatus for an image-forming apparatus with crossing sheet transport paths A sheet transport system for an image-forming apparatus including a scanner unit on an upper part of an image-forming unit. A paper ejecting path ejects an image formed paper sheet to an ejected paper stacker via the image-forming unit. A scanning sheet p... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5848320 | Copying apparatus capable of handling original having protruding portion A copying apparatus includes a first cassette for stacking recording sheets each having a protruding portion, a second cassette for stacking recording sheets having no protruding portion, a detecting unit for detecting a protruding portion of an original ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5839019 | Image forming apparatus for copying different groups of document An image forming apparatus which includes a document transporting device for sequentially transporting a group of original documents to a predetermined position on a document platen one by one. The group of original documents includes main body pages and ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5745246 | Apparatus for reading images from documents and printing information on sheets and having document and sheet inserting and discharging sections at a front surface thereof An image reading and printing apparatus having a housing, a printing part located in the upper part of the housing, an image reading part located in the lower part of the housing, a sheet feeding part located in the lower part of the housing below the ima... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5734958 | Image forming apparatus comprising control means for feeding a copy sheet based on the length of an original document An image formation apparatus for transferring an image of an original document to a copy paper sheet. Original documents are placed in an original document tray and copy paper sheets are stored in a paper tray. The original document tray has a tray sensor... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5713070 | Image forming apparatus which prevents loss of the original image An image forming apparatus having an overall original-copy recording function for effecting image recording automatically in one simple operation without loss of any part of the overall original image. A scanner is used to scan an original copy to detect ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5655759 | Apparatus and method of controlling insertion of substrates into a stream of imaged substrates An apparatus and method is provided for controlling the insertion of one or more special insert sheets into a steam of regular imaged sheets. A coded sheet is placed into a sheet stack in a position where an insert sheet is to be placed. Sheets are remove... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5392107 | Shield for a sheet transport system A vacuum conveyor system for transporting sheets between two process stations in an image producing apparatus, such as copiers and printers. The system includes a plurality of interleaved belts which extend between the process stations and around rollers ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5347352 | Copying apparatus with automatic document feeding device Copying apparatus capable of high speed document exchange and high speed copying. Sets an original at the exposure position and prefeeds at least two originals to their respective standby positions. Pre-fed originals are detected by various sensors. Prefe... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5329345 | Copying apparatus with automatic document handling device A copying machine has an automatic document handling device including a document tray, first transport member for feeding original documents placed on said document tray to a predetermined position located between said document tray and an image reading p... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5315360 | Copying machine for copying a one-side subject copy on both sides of a copying sheet A copying machine capable of continuously copying two or more one-side subject copies on both sides of copying sheets, includes a rotary drum housing (32) for passing two or more subject copies through a light scan window (43) of an optical system (35), a... | 05/24/1994 |
