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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7831192 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided with a first and a second sheet feeding sections for accommodating sheets before printing in a stacked manner; a first sheet conveying section including first conveying members and adapted to convey a sheet received from the fi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831193 | Image forming device Provided is an image forming device including: a sheet number control part for controlling a maximum processable sheet number set on a paper attribute basis for a finisher for finishing a printed sheet; an automatic tray switching part for switching an initially sel... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7551886 | Image forming device An image forming device includes a first carriage path for carrying paper stored in a paper feeding tray to a printer, there is a second carriage path for carrying paper stored in a second paper feeding tray to the printer. The first carriage path and the second car... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7444113 | Image formation device An image formation device is equipped with a withdrawably provided paper supply cassette. A display portion and a cover-like opening/closing portion are also provided. The display portion is formed at an upper portion of a withdrawal side of the paper supply cassett... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444111 | Apparatus for forming images, method of managing loading of paper feed cassette in image forming apparatus, and copying machine An image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine is provided. In the device, a predetermined period of time is measured from when an operator has specified a desired size of paper through an operation panel. A duration is measured, during which a paper feed cas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433645 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus determining a paper feed source having a possibility of feeding paper sheets in executing a printing job in accordance with contents of the printing job and detecting characteristics of a paper sheet fed from the paper feed source for exec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415221 | Modular media registration systems and methods for printing or image-forming apparatus Embodiments herein comprise registrations module(s) positioned between image output terminal(s), feeder module(s), and/or finisher module(s). Each registration module comprises a casing having first mounting points that correspond to second mounting points on an adj... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409175 | Image forming apparatus and image reading apparatus with locking unit for locking movable object An image forming apparatus includes an image forming body, a locking unit blocking movement of at least one movable object of the image forming body, and a control unit controlling a locking state of the locking unit and a releasing state of the locking unit. The lo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403739 | Imaging device Embodiments of an imaging device are disclosed. In an example embodiment, first and second trays are provided. The second tray is movable. A roller is also provided that is configured to pick media from the first tray and the second tray, depending upon the position... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396012 | Flexible paper path using multidirectional path modules A modular flexible media handling apparatus includes an input module (28) through which flexible media enters the apparatus, at least one main path module (28, 30, 32, 34) through which flexible media passes along a main path (24), at least one ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397576 | Apparatus for and method of recognizing trays in a printer An apparatus for and method of operating a printer recognizes and allocates a unique identification (ID) to each of a plurality of trays, which are mounted in a printer as options. The apparatus includes a signal transmission unit transmitting a recognition signal t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7377506 | Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus has a plurality of paper feed units setting index sheets. A storage section stores size information and index number information indicating the number of index sheets per set of paper sheet set in each paper feed unit, and a control sectio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367734 | Printer A printer less susceptible to paper jams, allowing reduction in number of components and having superior printing precision is provided. The printer includes a chassis, a printing portion mounted on the chassis for printing on a sheet of recording paper, a press rol... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359084 | Preview display for multiple-sided printing Displaying of document information to be printed in a printing apparatus capable of inserting, during printing on print sheets fed from a predetermined sheet feed unit, a plurality of types of sheets from sheet feed units different from the predetermined sheet feed ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320462 | Automatic document transportation device An automatic document transportation device includes a shutter, a stopper and a shutter releasing mechanism. The shutter is provided at upstream of a document feed roller and suspended from a cover under a freely swinging state. The stopper is provided on a pickup a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321742 | Image forming apparatus, drum unit, image forming module, and method of insertion and removal of a damper into and from an image carrier drum An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor belt formed by either a belt or a thin-walled cylinder. A charging unit that sets bias characteristics of the photoreceptor belt has an arrangement to approach towards the photoreceptor belt. A damper is provided o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317882 | Apparatus and method to optimize printer media definition A printer includes a first paper tray carrying a selected print medium and a user interface having a control associated with a selected attribute of the set of attributes defining all print media. The control has a first input device providing a control system input... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315709 | Image forming apparatus having main and sub-image forming units and method of using apparatus An image forming apparatus and method are disclosed. The image forming apparatus and method comprise a main image forming apparatus having a developing section and capable of being independently driven so that it prints an image onto a paper fed on the basis of inpu... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307741 | Printer with integral automatic pre-printed sheets insertion system An automatic pre-printed sheets insertion system integratable into an otherwise conventional printer, without requiring any additional space, yet enabling the feeding of selected pre-printed sheets into the printer output path, bypassing the print engine and fuser, ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303187 | Image formation apparatus and paper feed control method therefor An image formation apparatus which has multiple paper feed units and performs plural types of processing including at least facsimile processing, comprising a paper feeding subject setting unit which sets availability of paper feeding of each of the paper feed units... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290762 | Print media source for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism and a print media source for supplying print media sheets to the printing mechanism. The print media source includes a first media tray for holding a first print media, a second media tray for holding a second print... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292820 | Integrated media input tray including electronics A removable media tray for an image forming apparatus includes a housing, an exit port in the housing, a primary media stack, and a multi-purpose tray (MPT) input. Within the tray are first and second pick mechanisms operative to select a media sheet from the primar... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283759 | Image forming apparatus with heating member control in accordance with type of recording material An image forming apparatus of the present invention has an image forming device for forming an image on a recording material; a heating member heating the image formed on the recording material in a nip portion; an endless belt conveying the recording material towar... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280777 | Image forming apparatus with fixing control based on recording material type An image forming apparatus has an image forming device for forming an image on a recording material; a heating member heating the image formed on the recording material in a nip portion; an endless belt conveying the recording material toward the nip portion formed ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277199 | Imaging system and media supply for use in imaging system A media supply is provided for use in an imaging device having an entry port. The media supply has a housing defining a media storage area to hold media, an opening to receive media, and a device engagement surface shaped for insertion into the entry port A media en... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258340 | Sheet registration within a media inverter Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media and to provide a velocity buffer transport with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249838 | Self threading wallpaper printer A self threading printer is disclosed for producing rolls of wallpaper. It features a media loading area adapted to support a media cartridge in a position so that a media supply slot of the cartridge is closely adjacent to a pilot guide. The device's cabinet contai... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245870 | Image forming apparatus with paper feed direction specifying means An image I/O apparatus has a paper feeding direction specifying control unit 125 which is constructed in a manner such that when a plurality of paper sizes exist mixedly in one image forming job, on the basis of paper mixture information which is set on a pri... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245869 | Paper supply unit and an image forming apparatus having the same A paper supply unit including a front cover mounted to a main body of the image forming apparatus to occupy and move between open and closed positions, and, when occupying the opened position, defining a paper receiving space in which printing paper is to be stacked... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245845 | Printing apparatus, information processing apparatus, and printing system An apparatus for executing a printing process on the basis of a print job from an external apparatus, comprises a post-processing unit which can apply post-processing for printed paper sheets using paper sheets prepared independently of the printed paper sheets; a d... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245854 | Image forming apparatus with wheelchair accessibility A sheet storing portion storing a stack of recording sheets and sequentially supplying recording sheets to an image forming portion has a tray pullout frame that can be pulled out to the front side of the apparatus and a sheet tray provided in the tray pullout frame... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237772 | Image forming apparatus with control of sheet carrier to compensate for sheet conveying distance An image forming apparatus has an image former for forming an image on a sheet at a predetermined image-forming speed; a plurality of feeders; a carrier for carrying the sheet fed from either of the feeders to the image former; and a controller for controlling the c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233767 | Heating apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet stacking device for stacking sheets thereon, a sheet feeding device for feeding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device, and a heating device for heating the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device. The ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7206087 | Finishing module coordinator apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems A method for a finishing module coordinator controller used in a finishing system comprised of finishing devices controlled separately from production equipment. The method comprises receiving finishing job description information, including identification of job se... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7177554 | Printer as well as a method for controlling such a printer A printer for printing on a receiving medium of a predetermined type, including a plurality of feeders for holding receiving media and a control unit, wherein the control unit contains determining means for determining that at least two feeders of the said plurality... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174124 | Tandem color image forming apparatus with an image transfer belt and backup roller An image forming apparatus of the present invention disclosed is of the type sequentially transferring toner images from a plurality of photoconductive drums to a sheet being conveyed by an image transfer belt or an intermediate image transfer belt one above the oth... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7167663 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device for an image forming apparatus can perform various operations. These are, for example, an operation to start an image formation and an output process that inhibits opening and closing of a feeding route interlocked with opening and closing of ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146113 | Image forming apparatus to which a sheet discharge device can be detachably mounted An image forming apparatus is provided which includes an image formation unit for forming images on a recording medium; a first transporting path for discharging a recording medium to a sheet discharge device; a longer second transporting path for reversing the tran... | 12/05/2006 |
