Image forming apparatus with accurate image formation
Patent 6700595 Issued on March 2, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 21, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 21, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesImage recording apparatus capable of controlling image density Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus having automatic image density adjustment function against dot size variation Ros beam failure detector Patent #: 6081348 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10/101978 filed on 03/21/2002US Classes:347/133, Having feedback or environmental control347/233, Plural beam scan399/49, Having detection of toner (e.g., patch)399/51, Control of exposure399/72Forming test imageExaminersPrimary: Lee, Susan S. Y.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG03G 15/00 (20060101)H04N 1/40 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data2001-03-21 JPAbstractAn image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a latent image writing device that emits a plurality of laser beams, two adjacent laser beams of the plurality of laser beams partially overlapping in a sub-scanning direction, respectively, and forming a reference latent image on a surface of the image bearing member by performing repeated scanning of each laser beam on the surface of the image bearing member, a developing device that develops the reference latent image with toner into a reference toner image, and a detecting device that detects the density of the reference toner image. The quantity of light of each laser beam forming a subsequent latent image is adjusted according to the density of the reference toner image detected by the detecting device.Other References
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