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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147157 | Recording apparatus A cartridge, detachably attached to a recording apparatus, includes a recording sheet container. The recording apparatus includes a sheet turning device. When a recording sheet is conveyed from the cartridge to an image forming section, the sheet turning device turn... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8087837 | Cassette unit and printing apparatus A cassette unit includes: a cassette case which covers a printing medium and has a feeding opening for passing the printing medium when the printing medium is fed by a feeding roller of a printing apparatus body; a cassette hopper which receives the printing medium ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8038359 | Printing medium supply device and image forming apparatus having the same An image forming apparatus including an image forming apparatus body, a printing engine installed in the image forming apparatus body and used to print an image on a printing medium supplied to the printing engine, a printing medium supply device having a loading pl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025452 | Print medium supplying device and image forming apparatus having the same A print medium supplying device, includes a frame, a mounting plate to mount a print medium, an elevating unit to move upward and downward the mounting plate within the frame, and an elastic unit which comprises an installation unit disposed to one of the frame and ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997818 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including a sheet-supply tray device which accommodates and holds a plurality of recording sheets and which supplies the recording sheets, one by one, in a sheet-supply direction; and an image recording device which records an image on ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7934882 | Printer with sheet sending mechanism A printer is equipped with a supply roller for sending a piece of sheet from pieces of sheets stacked within a cassette; a pair of feed-in rollers for sending the piece of sheet supplied from the supply roller toward a printing region; and a sheet sensor provided be... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7883284 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including a sheet-supply tray device which accommodates and holds a plurality of recording sheets and which supplies the recording sheets, one by one, in a sheet-supply direction; and an image recording device which records an image on ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883285 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a sheet-supply tray device, a sheet-supply roller and an image recording device. The sheet-supply tray device includes a first tray which accommodates a plurality of first recording media on a first tray surface and a second tra... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7841792 | Peripheral with adjustable input and output trays A peripheral, such as a printer, includes a peripheral body, a first tray arcuately moveable about the body, and a second tray arcuately moveable about the body allowing for various media feed path arrangements between the first and second trays. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7811017 | Media path crossover for printing system A non-gated print media crossover for a printing system includes crossover pathways which intersect at a crossover junction. A control system controls arrival of sheets of print media at the crossover junction whereby a sheet conveyed on the first crossover pathway ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7753607 | Media input tray having movable datum members A removable media input tray for holding a stack of media sheets is provided. The input tray is configured so that it can be fitted into a chassis of a printing apparatus. The input tray includes a reference guide wall and at least two datum members movably attached... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7712988 | Sheet feed tray for image forming apparatus A sheet feed tray including a regulating wall member being assembled in a displaceable manner with a placing tray, which includes a first tray side engagement portion, and regulating a position of a recording medium such that a wall portion of the regulating wall me... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703999 | Sheet feeder, image-forming apparatus, and image-reading apparatus A sheet feeder includes first and second rollers, a power source, and first and second drive units. The first and second rollers can be independently rotated to apply a feeding force to a sheet. The sheet feeder can switch the first drive unit to a meshing state and... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665920 | Card holder for a credential production device A credential production device is provided. The credential production device includes a card holder. The card holder includes a housing having a base and a card press. The card press is configured to apply a load to a top card of a stack of cards supported above the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7607846 | Ejection tray, sheet supply and ejection device, image forming apparatus, and information display device An ejection tray includes a container that contains a plurality of stacked recording sheets printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, a movable cover mounted on the container, and a sorting member that sorts out a desired recording sheet from the rec... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607845 | Printing device that reliably feeds recording medium from feeding cassette to conveying roller A conveying roller is disposed downstream of a feeding roller in a conveying direction and conveys a sheet of recording medium to a printing position along a conveying path. A medium detecting unit is disposed between the feeding roller and the conveying roller alon... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7568850 | Media stack control A method is disclosed for raising a base having media thereon. In an example embodiment, the method includes first raising a base having media thereon, ceasing the raising the base upon detecting the media, detecting an absence of the media, and second raising the b... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568851 | Sheet package with identification mark and printer using the same Print sheets 7 stacked up are inserted into a package member 8 so that the sheets 7 in this state can be set in a printer together with the package member 8. The package member 8 is provided with an identification mark 31 wh... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7553099 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus comprises a paper feed tray that can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus body and a cover tray that can double as a manual feed tray. The paper feed tray has first side walls and first protrusions formed on the inner surface... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540676 | Manual sheet feeding mechanism A manual sheet feeding mechanism adapted for use in a sheet processing apparatus includes a manual feeding tray and a guiding member. The manual feeding tray is adapted to be mounted on a side wall of the apparatus so as to be pivotable about an axis between an open... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540677 | Media tray, printing system and method A media tray includes a tray body having a first wall. A first media guide is moveably supported along the tray body. A second media guide is moveably supported along the tray body and disposed approximately transverse to the first media guide. First and second brac... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7527444 | Image forming device, having an injection tray, and a display is mounted to a cover An ejection tray includes a container that contains a recording sheet printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, and a cover mounted on the container. The cover has a display for displaying information, and the display displays an information screen c... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520688 | Mounting arrangement and support stand for print feed mechanisms A mounting arrangement and/or stand for supporting a print feed mechanism relative to a printer. The mounting arrangement includes first and second support members defining first and second mating surfaces, respectively. The first support member is adapted to suppor... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7473043 | Card supplying mechanism and card supplying method A card supplying mechanism includes a card stacker with a motor-driven rotatable eccentric cam for sequentially raising and lowering a moving member having an oblique, step-shaped card touching surface. A motor rotates the cam to a position of maximum diameter, ther... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7422319 | Paper discharger and ink jet recording apparatus incorporating the same [Object] To discharge printed paper to a different position on a single discharge tray by providing a changing means for changing a discharge direction of paper conveyed and discharged from a paper discharge part. [Solving Means] A page printer 10 | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422320 | Recording medium conveying device with nipping force control A recording medium conveying device that conveys a recording medium to a recording area, includes a pair of first conveyor rollers that are provided upstream of the recording area and convey a recording medium by nipping the recording medium therebetween, a detector... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418232 | Original document supply device for image forming device, and image forming device equipped with the same The ADF 11 is a device for feeding an original document toward an original document scanning position R, comprising an original document loading unit 31, paper feeding roller 51, pressure sensor 33 and lift plate drive unit 35. The... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412200 | Sheet feed unit operable with smaller force and image forming apparatus A sheet feed unit for use in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed unit body and a sheet cassette. The sheet feed unit body includes a first frame and a first contact face provided on the first frame. The sheet cassette, which is withdrawable from the she... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401913 | Recording apparatus A conveying roller and a paper expelling roller provided upstream and downstream, respectively, of a recording portion in a conveyance direction are connected via an idler gear so as to be able to perform drive transmission, a rotation drive amount of the idler gear... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396174 | Recording medium supply device and image forming device A coil spring 103 is wound around a rotational shaft 15 with its one end portion 103a being inserted into an engagement groove 100a formed in a side wall of a direct-coupled gear 100 and with its other end portion ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393150 | Apparatus and method for pad printing The present invention includes apparatus and method for image transfer onto one of a plurality of a pad medium pages while the pages are aggregated together. A preferred embodiment for a printer includes a housing; a print engine, within the housing, for transferrin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380929 | Printer with a driven print media carriage A printer includes a chassis. A print media carriage is arranged on the chassis and is displaceable with respect to the chassis. A drive mechanism is mounted on the chassis and is engaged with the print media carriage to displace the print media carriage with respec... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379701 | Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus A sheet cassette (1) according to the present invention has a double structure portion (10) including an upper plate (11) and a lower plate (12). The lower plate (12) has a first guide groove (13) elongated widthwise of a sh... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370947 | Print media and ink supply cartridge with built-in sheet transport mechanism A print media and ink supply cartridge includes a casing that is divided into a print media storage portion and an ink supply portion and that defines a print media exit opening from which sheets of print media in the print media storage portion can be fed. A print ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371024 | Printhead assembly A printer includes a pair of opposed printhead assemblies for double-sided printing. Each printhead assembly includes first and second print modules having respective first and second elongate print heads. A single printhead circuit board controls both of the print ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371025 | Printer The present invention provides a low-profile printer. The printer has a claw installed on a plane which face an exposure surface of an instant film sheet, a single-rotation cam which completes a sequence of operations, and a three-rotation cam which rotates three t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367733 | Actuated pressure roller in media transport An apparatus for transporting a sheet recording medium (12) has an entrance drive roller (16) paired with a corresponding entrance pressure roller (18) to form an entrance nip (14) for transporting the sheet recording medium (12) i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367727 | Ink sheet cartridge having paper guide An ink sheet cartridge includes a cartridge body. The cartridge body has a pair of side plates, a partitioning plate, and a cover segment together defining a frame shape with an central open space. When the ink sheet cartridge is accommodated to a facsimile device, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367730 | Sheet fed continuous motion printing system Method of printing individual header cards with a limited amount of information, such as a barcode, employing continuous movement of each of the header cards through a gap defined between a backup roll and a thermal printing head, each header card partially wrapping... | 05/06/2008 |
