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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8308154 | Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and control method therefor A control method for an image forming system capable of preventing reduction of the ability of the system even if a shift transportation function becomes an abnormal condition. An image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet. A first sheet process apparatus has... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8157255 | Inserter The inserter including a storing unit, a sheet-feeding unit; a conveyance unit; and a controller that determines for every sheet a conveying speed of the sheet to be discharged to the downstream side device by the conveyance unit, in which the controller determines:... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8038139 | Inserter The inserter including a storing unit, a sheet-feeding unit; a conveyance unit; and a controller that determines for every sheet a conveying speed of the sheet to be discharged to the downstream side device by the conveyance unit, in which the controller determines:... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8019270 | Bookbinding apparatus and bookbinding system A binding apparatus which can meet user requests and adapt to usage conditions by a user. An adhesive is heated and melted, and then applied to a sheet bundle to bind the sheet bundle. One of the following modes is selected: a first adhesive temperature adjusting mo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7938388 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a folding apparatus which folds a sheet bundle, a switching portion which switches a nipping pressure of the folding apparatus against the sheet bundle, and a flattening apparatus which presses and flattens a folded-back portion... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7878496 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus for binding a sheet bundle by a binding member having a curved shape, including: a support portion configured to support, as a sheet bundle, a plurality of sheets having punch holes formed therein; an adjustment portion configured to adj... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865106 | Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming system and power saving control method A sheet post-processing apparatus has a sheet conveying portion which receives and conveys a sheet discharged from an apparatus on an upstream side, and discharges it to an apparatus on a downstream side or a discharge tray, a sheet post-processing portion which car... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7813660 | Image adjusting method and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus forms a toner image onto sheets at the first feeding interval on a photoconductor or intermediate transfer member and, if the temperature of a fixing unit falls outside a set temperature range, the sheet layout is changed to a feeding inte... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7762536 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus This invention can improve the appearance quality of a pamphlet produced by suppressing a swell of a folded sheet bundle and prevent a drop in productivity without enlarging the size of a sheet processing apparatus. A sheet bundle receiving position is changed depen... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7726641 | Image forming apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and method of controlling the sheet processing apparatus An image forming apparatus which enables the user to easily remove a sheet bundle left in the apparatus after a bookbinding-mode job is stopped in the middle of execution thereof. In a bookbinding mode of the apparatus, in a sheet stacking section, a plurality of sh... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7627282 | Image forming apparatus for designating sheet post-processing functions An image forming apparatus including: a stapling device which applies staple processing to a portion assuming a trailing end of a sheet with respect to a transport direction of the sheet; a first punch device which applies punch processing to a portion assuming a le... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7604225 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus This invention can improve the appearance quality of a pamphlet produced by suppressing a swell of a folded sheet bundle and prevent a drop in productivity without enlarging the size of a sheet processing apparatus. A sheet bundle receiving position is changed depen... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599639 | Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming system and power saving control method A sheet post-processing apparatus has a sheet conveying portion which receives and conveys a sheet discharged from an apparatus on an upstream side, and discharges it to an apparatus on a downstream side or a discharge tray, a sheet post-processing portion which car... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596336 | Image forming apparatus for transmitting a control program to a plurality of sheet processing devices, and an image forming system An image forming apparatus is operable with a first sheet processing device and a second sheet processing device connected to the image forming apparatus via a network. The image forming apparatus includes a memory configured to store a control program for the first... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7527255 | Image forming apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and method of controlling the sheet processing apparatus An image forming apparatus which enables the user to easily remove a sheet bundle left in the apparatus after a bookbinding-mode job is stopped in the middle of execution thereof. In a bookbinding mode of the apparatus, in a sheet stacking section, a plurality of sh... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7450875 | Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming system and power saving control method A sheet post-processing apparatus has a sheet conveying portion which receives and conveys a sheet discharged from an apparatus on an upstream side, and discharges it to an apparatus on a downstream side or a discharge tray, a sheet post-processing portion which car... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7417660 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus generates a PWM signal corresponding to input image data and controls a timing of a light source to emit a light beam based on the PWM signal in order to perform tone reproduction. The image forming apparatus includes a data processing uni... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7376368 | Water content determination apparatus, image forming apparatus, control method, and program An image forming apparatus has a water content determination apparatus that can precisely determining a water content in a medium regardless of an environment where the image forming apparatus is installed. The water content determination apparatus has a detection d... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7280131 | Image formation device An image formation device changes the rotational rate of a polygon motor, i.e. the main-scanning rate, and selects one of pulse width conversion tables when an image formation is performed multiple times on a single sheet of transfer paper. The changing of the main-... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269374 | Image forming apparatus with internal temperature control A full-color image forming apparatus has a cooling fan switchable between rotating speeds of “full speed” and “half speed.” A transfer portion thermistor is installed near a photosensitive drum and an intermediate transfer member, and a printer control porti... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7196717 | Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and program for implementing the control method An image forming apparatus which is capable of eliminating density irregularities of an image formed caused by potential irregularities of the photosensitive member when the drum is irradiated by a beam of constant luminous intensity. A laser driver irradiates a bea... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170543 | Image formation device An image formation device changes the rotational rate of a polygon motor, i.e. the main-scanning rate, and selects one of pulse width conversion tables when an image formation is performed multiple times on a single sheet of transfer paper. The changing of the main-... | 01/30/2007 |
