Electrophotography inventions 05/07

20070122164 - Lifetime management device and image forming system: In an image forming system, a lifetime management device calculates remaining lifetime of process units, a transfer unit, a secondary transfer unit, a belt cleaning unit and a fixing unit mounted on an image forming apparatus based on an operation amount thereof and a predetermined lifetime index. Based on the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122165 - Image forming apparatus and developer cartridge: A light traveling permissible portion and a light traveling blocking portion are alternately disposed in a specification detecting and agitator driving gear such that a detection portion detects information corresponding to the maximum image formation sheet number. When the developer cartridge is new, a new/used cartridge detecting gear restricts transmission... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122166 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system: Process units, a transfer unit, a belt cleaning unit, a secondary transfer unit and a fixing unit each include a storage unit that stores therein information on the operation amount thereof measured by a controller as operation record with respect to each unit. The controller updates the information stored in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122167 - Lifetime management device and image forming system: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus that includes process units for different colors and a lifetime management device that manages lifetime information on each unit of the image forming apparatus. The lifetime management device counts the number of prints produced by the image forming apparatus with respect... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122168 - Image density control method and image forming apparatus: An image density control method for an image forming apparatus in which, in order to keep the development capability constant over time, the toner density in the developer is manipulated to an appropriate range by changing the toner density control reference value in accordance with the toner replacement amount in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122169 - Image forming apparatus and image density control method: An image forming apparatus is configured that a developing unit develops a latent image with a toner, which is controlled by a toner-supply control unit based on a deference between a toner-density of the toner that is supplied to the developing unit and a reference-value. A reference-value determining unit determines... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122170 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus: In a fixing apparatus that has a heating roller, and heats a sheet where an image by a developer has been transferred, to thereby fix the image on the sheet, the following are provided: a first sensor that detects the radiant heat from the heating roller; a second sensor that... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122171 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling an image quality: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an image forming mechanism configured to perform an image formation by performing a first image forming operation to form a first image on the image bearing member and an image transferring operation to transfer the first image onto a recording member,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122172 - Image forming method and image forming apparatus using the same: An image forming method in which an electrostatic latent image is formed by exposure with an exposure light of light scanning means onto an image carrier charged by charging means, visualization of the electrostatic latent image as a toner image, transfer of the toner image onto a transfer member by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122173 - Temperature control device, temperature control method, fixing device, image forming apparatus, temperature control program, computer-readable recording medium, and computer data signal: The present invention carries out temperature detection and temperature control accurately in a temperature control device using a noncontact-type temperature detecting section. The temperature control device obtains the surface temperature of a fixing roller by using a temperature correspondence table in which correspondences between output voltage values of a main... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122174 - Image forming system that includes storage battery: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and a peripheral device that is connected to the image forming apparatus. The image forming system includes an electrical power supply unit, a driving unit, a secondary battery that is charged with electrical power... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070122175 - Developer cartridge, process unit, and image formation device: A developer cartridge is attachable to and detachable from an image forming unit. The developer cartridge includes a developer roller and an electrode member electrically connected to the developer roller. The electrode member faces in an attachment direction along which the developer cartridge is attached to the image forming unit.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122176 - Developer cartridge, process unit, and image forming device: A developer cartridge is attachable to and detachable from an image forming unit. The developer cartridge includes a developer carrier, an input gear rotatable about a rotating axis, the input gear communicating with the developer carrier, an electrode member that is electrically connected with the developer carrier, the electrode member... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122177 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image heating unit, an air circulating unit, and a filter. The air circulating unit circulates air around the image heating unit. The filter absorbs a volatile organic substance in an air circulation path defined by the air circulating unit.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070122178 - Cleaning of contamination in a printer as a function of a register error: Cleaning of contamination in a printer, especially contamination by the use of a fixing aid, in which the contamination is determined by evaluating the register of a print of the printing machine. In the case that the register error is larger than a given amount, a cleaning run is performed.... Agent: Patent Legal Staff

20070122180 - Cleaning device, charging device and image forming apparatus: A cleaning device cleans a charging roller for charging the outer circumferential surface of a photoconductive drum while being rotated in contact with the photoconductive drum, and is provided with a cleaning brush for cleaning the outer circumferential surface of the charging roller by brushing while being rotated in contact... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070122179 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a member to be cleaned, and a cleaning member, formed by foam material having plural foam cells, that cleans the member to be cleaned by contacting the member to be cleaned and rubbing against the member to be cleaned. In any one of the plural... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070122181 - Image forming apparatus and method of cleaning intermediate transfer belt: An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt that has an elastic layer to which a toner image on an image carrier developed using a liquid developer is primarily transferred, a cleaning roller that cleans an extraneous material remaining on the intermediate transfer belt after secondary transfer, and a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070122182 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: A developing device that includes: a developer containing case that contains a developer and comprises a case main body and a supply roller that is rotatably supported on the case main body, wherein the supply roller has a rotary shaft, a cylindrical roller main body that covers the rotary shaft,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122183 - Developing device, image forming device and method of assembling developing device: A developing device includes a sealing member for sealing an end of a developing roller to prevent developer from leaking from the interior of a casing. The casing includes a first plane and a second plane. A blade is mounted to the first plane and the blade regulates the amount... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20070122184 - Method and apparatus for securing a printing device: A printing device securing apparatus includes a printing device having a first securing member operable to couple to an external locking device. An input tray includes a second securing member operable to couple to an external locking device, wherein the input tray is operable to couple to the printing device... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070122185 - Method for evaluating electrophotographic photoconductor and the evaluation device, and method for reusing electrophotographic photoconductor: A method for evaluating an electrophotographic photoconductor in terms of filming occurrence is provided that comprises irradiating UV rays having a wavelength of 200 nm to 420 nm onto the electrophotographic photoconductor and measuring fluorescence emitted from the electrophotographic photoconductor.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122186 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes: a main unit case; a process unit; a belt unit; a belt; a belt cleaning unit; a storing unit; and a duct unit. The process unit is configured to be attached to and detached from the main unit case. The belt unit is configured to... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070122187 - Image forming apparatus: A multifunctional machine includes an image forming unit and an image reading unit. Of them, the image reading unit is held on a body case with a longitudinal direction of an original placing part on which an original is rested and placed being along a width direction of an apparatus... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122188 - Developer cartridge and image forming apparatus: A developer cartridge includes a developer roller, a receiving unit for receiving a driving force, a transmitting unit for transmitting the driving force from the receiving unit to the developer roller, and a transferring unit for transferring the drive force from the receiving unit to the transmitting unit. The transferring... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070122189 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method using the same: d

20070122190 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member; a charging member for electrically charging the image bearing member; developing means for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said image bearing member into a toner image and for collecting toner from the image bearing member; transfer means for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070122191 - System and method for branding a document: A method for branding a multi-page document includes receiving a branding image, dividing the branding image into a plurality of sub-images, and distributing the plurality of sub-images over a respective plurality of pages of a multi-page document. The sub-images are distributed at or adjacent an edge of the prospective pages... Agent: Jonathan A. Withrow Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070122192 - Image forming apparatus and optical scanning unit: An optical scanning unit may include a light source unit configured to emit a light beam, an optical housing configured to receive and support the light source unit, an optical device configured to deflect the light beam and to focus the light beam on a light receiving member, and a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122193 - Multiple iot photoreceptor belt seam synchronization: An imaging system includes a plurality of imaging engines each comprising a photoreceptor belt having a belt seam. A sensor determines a relative position of a first photoreceptor belt of a first one of the imaging engines relative to a second photoreceptor belt seam of a second one of the... Agent: Patrick R. Roche, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070122194 - Rotor drive controlling unit and an image formation apparatus: A rotor drive controlling unit and an image formation apparatus therewith are disclosed. The rotor drive controlling unit includes: a motor; a transfer device for transferring a rotational force of the motor; a rotor connected to the transfer device and rotated by the rotational force of the motor; at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070122195 - Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus: There is provided a charging apparatus having high durability, in which no rusts etc. are generated, and by which a potential of a photoreceptor drum being charged can be controlled stably within an appropriate range for a long period of time owing to hardly impaired controllability of the potential of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122196 - Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus: There is provided a charging apparatus having high durability, in which no rusts etc. are generated, and by which a potential of a photoreceptor drum being charged can be controlled stably within an appropriate range for a long period of time owing to hardly impaired controllability of the potential of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122198 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, a developing unit for magenta contains magenta-type toner for pseudo full-color image forming whose chromaticity point is shifted closer to yellow hue on a chromaticity diagram, in comparison with genuine-magenta toner for full-color image forming, and likewise, a developing unit for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070122197 - Method and printing machine used for printing with the use of toner: Printing with the use of toner, in particular, for electrophotographic printing, wherein a printing machine set up for multi-color printing and includes several imaging stations or printing units is provided with at least two black toners in two imaging stations or printing units, one of said toners being suitable and... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20070122199 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus has an image carrier, an exposure unit to irradiate the image carrier; a developing part; a rotator on which a plurality of such developing parts is provided; a color toner replenishing part which moves from a retracted position where light emitted from the exposure unit is not... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070122200 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a toner ejection mode whereby toner stored in a black developing container is completely removed from the developing container by rotating a rotary developing unit at a specific timing and using gravity and the centrifugal force that acts on the toner stored in the black developing... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070122201 - Liquid developing unit and image forming apparatus including the same: Disclosed is a developing unit 6 including a tank containing a liquid toner, a pick-up roller 10 for drawing the liquid toner from the tank, an application roller 11 whose circumferential surface 11a is supplied with the liquid toner by the pick-up roller 10, and a developing roller 12 whose... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070122203 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: A housing of a developing device has a circulating conveyance passage with a front conveyance passage along a developing roller and a rear conveyance passage parallel to the front conveyance passage. Front and rear spiral feeders are provided in the front and rear conveyance passages for conveying developer particles. The... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070122202 - Developing unit and image forming apparatus including the same: A developing unit circulates a developer unidirectionally and includes a developer carrier having a magnetic field generator therein. The developing unit further includes a supply part housing a supply screw, a collecting part housing a collecting screw, an agitation part housing an agitation screw, a first opening, a second opening,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122207 - Body member of a powder container: The body member of a powder container of the present invention includes a bag-like powder storing body storing powder and formed with an opening at one end, and a base member affixed to the opening of the powder storing body. The base member allows an outlet member, which is formed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122204 - Powder container and toner replenishing device and image forming apparatus including the same: e

20070122205 - Toner container and image forming apparatus: A toner container detachably attached to a toner-container holder of a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a container body that includes an opening, and discharges toner contained in the container body, from the opening; and a held portion that is held by the toner-container holder in a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122206 - Toner supply device and developing unit using the same: A toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing unit includes: a toner cartridge; and a toner feed device having a casing for reserving toner and a toner agitator shaft for agitating and conveying the toner. The toner feed device includes a toner input port for allowing entrance of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122208 - Two component development system using ion or electron charged toner: A development system for an electrophotographic machine in which uncharged toner is stored in a housing having an opening. A rotatable dispensing roll is mounted in the housing opening. An overhung metering blade mounted at the housing opening meters a layer of uncharged toner onto the dispensing roll. An ion... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070122209 - Hybrid type image forming apparatus: A hybrid type image forming apparatus is provided. The apparatus uses a developer that contains a mixture of a toner and a carrier, and includes a photosensitive body and a development unit. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive body. The development unit includes a magnetic roller and... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070122210 - Image forming device, image formation operation correcting method, and image formation operation correcting program: In an image forming device, a correction unit corrects image formation operation based on a plurality of correction patterns. A pattern creation unit forms an electrostatic latent image of the correction patterns on a photoconductor and transferring the image to an intermediate transfer body to form the correction patterns thereon.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122211 - Endless belt for image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus having the endless belt: The present invention provides an endless belt for an image forming apparatus having at least two layers of an inner layer and an outermost layer, in which the average regular reflectance of the surface of the outermost layer is 5.0% or more and the fluctuation of the regular reflectance of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070122212 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same: A fixing apparatus that firmly adheres unfixed toner onto a recording sheet includes a first cleaning unit for cleaning up toner adhering to a surface of a heating roller by using a belt-shaped cleaning member, and a second cleaning unit for cleaning up toner adhering to a surface of a... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070122213 - Fixing device: A fixing device includes a magnetic flux generating section having a coil which generates a magnetic flux when applying current, a fixing roller having a heat generating layer having a thickness of 100 μm or less formed along an outer peripheral surface of the fixing roller for generating heat through... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070122214 - Fixing apparatus: A fixing apparatus that enables the calorific value of a heat-producing rotating element to be stabilized and the heat production efficiency of that heat-producing rotating element to be improved. A fixing apparatus (200) is equipped with a heat-producing sleeve (210), an induction heating apparatus (230), a magnetic field absorption member... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070122215 - Fixing device for an image forming apparatus: A fixing device of an image forming apparatus includes a heating roller, a pressing roller forming a first fixing nip by contacting the heating roller, and a pressing member disposed at a lower stream of the heating roller and forming a second fixing nip by contacting the heating roller. A... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070122216 - Image heating apparatus and belt therefor: An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material having a resin material layer at an image formation side thereof, said apparatus includes a belt for closely contacting and heating an image on the recording material to provide a high glossiness image; a cooler, movable with... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070122217 - Image forming apparatus & associated method of applying a lubricant: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, and a process cartridge detachably disposed in the main body and an image bearing member. The image bearing member provides an image on a surface thereof and rotate at a predetermined linear velocity. A lubricant applying member contacts the image bearing member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070122218 - Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including same: A cleaning device and a blade which is provided in the cleaning device and which has an edge portion to be pressed against a surface of a photoreceptor, so as to scrape toner are arranged so that: the blade includes (a) a blade main body constituting a main body portion... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070122219 - Sheet-size detecting mechanism for image scanning apparatus: A sheet-size detecting mechanism for an image scanning apparatus detects the width of a sheet before a complete image of a sheet is acquired by the means of varying optical paths and obtaining a partial image of the sheet in advance so as to judge a width of the sheet.... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070116479 - Media pass through mode for multi-engine system: An integrated printing system is provided comprising a first image marking engine and a second image marking engine. The first and second image marking engines can be serially arranged with one another in a first operating mode. The first operating mode includes marking and passing of media to and from... Agent: Karl W. Hauber, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070116480 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus in which a predetermined image density can be obtained by correcting a toner density control target value without consuming toner. The output The output value Vt of the magnetic permeability sensor and the target output value Vtref are compared, and the toner density is controlled by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070116481 - Image heating apparatus: The invention prevents cracking of heater that may occur when a fixing device becomes uncontrollable and provides an image forming apparatus that is advantageous from the viewpoint of recycling of parts. A heater support member that supports a heater during abnormal temperature rise is provided at a position at which... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070116482 - Image forming apparatus, correction parameter setting device, and density non-uniformity correction device: An image forming apparatus includes a first submodule used for image formation; a first phase detector detecting a phase of the first submodule; a second submodule used for image formation with the first submodule; a second phase detector detecting a phase of the second submodule; a density detector detecting density... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070116483 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a toner pattern forming unit that forms a first toner pattern and a second toner pattern downstream of the first toner pattern along a direction of advance of the transfer belt on the transfer belt. The first toner pattern is configured to include color patches... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070116484 - Heating device, auxiliary power supplying device, auxiliary power supplying system, fixing device, and image forming apparatus: A heating device of the invention comprises a heater, a main power supply, and an auxiliary power supply. The heater includes a main heating element which generates heat with power supplied from the main power supply, and an auxiliary heating element which has a resistance different from a resistance of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070116485 - Fixation heater control method and image formation device: The present invention employs novel phase control for a fixing heater, which uses first and second heaters, to reduce the generation of a higher harmonic wave current and a power line terminal noise. With four consecutive half wavelengths (two cycles) of a power supply voltage employed as a period, two... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070116486 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling thereof: An image forming apparatus is capable of executing an auto paper selection function for automatically selecting a paper size corresponding to a paper size of an input document from a plurality of paper cassettes, and an auto magnification selection function for automatically magnifying an image of the input document to... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070116487 - Image forming apparatus: There is described an image forming apparatus, in which a plurality of AC power cords are combined with each other, so as to stably supply the electric power to the loading sections from the combined points, regardless of the fluctuation of the electric power consumption in the loading sections coupled... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070116489 - Cooling apparatus and image forming device having the cooling apparatus: A cooling apparatus and an image forming device having the cooling apparatus are provided. The cooling apparatus includes an induction opening formed at an outer frame to draw the air into the image forming device, an air duct disposed adjacent to a fixing roller in a longitudinal direction thereof, the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070116488 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus according to the invention includes, in an apparatus body, an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; and a rotary-type development unit being rotatable about an axis thereof and having a plurality of developing devices, which are used for developing the latent images... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070116490 - Image forming device, charging device and cleaning device: An image forming device has a charging roller including a shaft which is rotatably supported and a cleaning roller that abuts the charging roller. The cleaning roller includes a shaft that is rotatably supported and a porous elastic layer being provided around the shaft. The image forming device satisfies the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070116491 - Image developing apparatus and image forming apparatus using the apparatus: An image developing apparatus includes an upper case; a lower case disposed on a lower side of the upper case, and internally housing a developing agent, and having an opening. A photoconductive drum is disposed on the upper case for forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof. A... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070116492 - Developer supply device and developer: A toner leakage restrainer is disposed in an opening formed in a development cartridge case. In the development cartridge, the toner which contains fine particles only in a small amount is accommodated such that fusion bonding of the toner to the lower film is not caused even when ten thousand... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070116493 - Conductive member, charging member using the conductive member, process cartridge using the charging member and image forming apparatus using process cartridge: An conductive member includes a long conductive supporting body to which a predetermined potential is applied, extending from one side to the other side, an electric resistance adjusting layer, which is formed to surround a circumference surface of the conductive supporting body and adjusts an electric resistance, and a surface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070116494 - Image forming method and apparatus for effectively supplying developer: A developer container that contains a two-component developer including a carrier and toner includes a developer containing portion configured to include a plurality of surfaces and to accommodate the two-component developer and a cap configured to communicate to a suction pump so that the two-component developer is sucked by the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070116495 - Toner supply device and developing unit using the same: A toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing unit, includes: a toner cartridge for storing toner; and a toner feed device disposed adjacent to the toner cartridge and composed of a casing for reserving the toner supplied from the toner cartridge and first and second toner agitator shafts... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070116497 - Color printing apparatus having a transfer belt attaching/detaching mechanism: A color printing apparatus having a plurality of photosensitive drums corresponding to each color, AND a transfer belt which is aligned with the plurality of photosensitive drums. An attaching/detaching mechanism which brings the transfer belt into and out of contact with the photosensitive drums, based on a number of black... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070116496 - Image forming apparatus: First eccentric cams (211, 221) for abutting an inner circumferential surface of an intermediate image transferring belt (11), second eccentric cams (212, 222) for rotating as a unit with the first eccentric cams (211, 221), cam followers (214, 224) for abutting a circumferential surface of the second eccentric cam (212,... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070116498 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device is provided with a fixing roller for fixing a toner image transferred on a sheet to the sheet, and a separating mechanism for separating the sheet from the fixing roller. The separating mechanism includes a claw member having a tip portion held in contact with the outer... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070116499 - External heater rollers for fuser surface cleaning: This provides an electrophotographic system having heat rollers that have roughened surfaces capable of cleaning debris from the surface of the fuser roll. This debris can be removed from the system by paper in subsequent contact with the fuser roll containing residual debris.... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20070116500 - Image forming apparatus with a cleaning mechanism for a fixing device: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a fixing device in which a cleaning mechanism for collecting toner left on a heat roller is arranged. When a preselected number of prints are output after the end of a printing job, a cleaning operation for cleaning the heat roller... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070116501 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device includes a heating rotation body, a heat source and a pressurization member. The heating rotation body has an endless peripheral surface that moves circularly. The heat source heats the heating rotation body. The pressurization member is in pressure-contact with the peripheral surface of the heating rotation body... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070116502 - Image heating apparatus: When a fixing device becomes uncontrollable and a large amount of electric power is continuously supplied to the heater, concentration of mechanical stress on a heater is suppressed, whereby shear fracture of the heater is prevented from occurring. A longitudinal region of the heater in which a heat generation resistive... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070116503 - Determining a media feature: A method for determining a media feature includes directing light toward a media path and a reflector. The reflector converges the light on a light detector. Intensity data is collected from the light detector and analyzed to determine the media feature.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070116504 - Stripper assembly and a printing machine including the same: A stripper assembly strips a media sheet from a photoreceptor belt. A support bracket supports a stripping finger base which includes a multiplicity of attached stripping fingers. The support bracket is fixed proximate to the photoreceptor belt in a media stripping position. Each stripping finger has a protruding distal stripping... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070110455 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus, which comprises a toner density detection device for detecting the density of a toner inside a developing device, acquires the number of pixels from inputted image information, calculates the toner replenishment amount from the toner density detection value and the information on the pixels, and thereby... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110456 - Method and device for controlling supply of developer: A method and a device for controlling a supply of a developer are provided. An amount of the developer is sensed during warm-up and a determination is made as to whether the sensed amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold during warm-up. The developer is supplied during... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070110457 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus in which a predetermined image density can be obtained by correcting a toner density control target value without consuming toner. The toner density of the developer is controlled so that an output value Vt of a magnetic permeability sensor approaches a target output value Vtref. In... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110458 - Dust container and image forming apparatus: A dust container includes a container body, an inlet, a dust detector, and a dust-conveying unit. The dust-conveying unit conveys the dust from the inlet to the interior of the container body. The dust-conveying unit includes a plurality of conveying members that are arranged at different positions in the dust... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110459 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a first identification section for identifying whether a print target page in a print target document is color or monochrome and its page attribute, a second identification section for identifying a system speed during printing of an immediately preceding page of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070110461 - Image forming apparatus and method of correcting color misregistration in image forming apparatus: A determining unit determines whether a difference between a temperature value and a temperature detected by a temperature detecting unit is equal to or larger than a first value. A pattern forming unit, when the determining unit determines that the difference is equal to or larger than the first value,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110460 - System and method for adjusting transfer current in an image transfer machine: In a printing machine having at least one transfer device driven in response to an electrical signal and operable to transfer a medium onto a sheet, a method of controlling the magnitude of the electrical signal driving the transfer device comprises assigning a magnitude of the electrical signal for driving... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070110463 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a toner image carrier which carries a toner image thereon; a recording medium selection information input section to which recording medium selection information is inputted to select a recording medium to which the toner image carried on the toner image carrier is transferred; a fog... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070110462 - Image forming apparatus and method therefor: When instruction information (image information and control information) for instructing formation of a developed image on a plurality of recording sheets S is inputted, driving of the photoreceptor drum 50, the developing device 52 and the transfer roller 56 is controlled such that formation of the developed image on a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070110464 - Image forming method and image forming apparatus capable of feeding recording medium of various types: An image forming method includes forming a toner image on an image carrier of an image forming apparatus, transferring the toner image on the image carrier onto an intermediate transfer member, and second-transferring the toner image on the intermediate transfer member rotating at a linear speed Vc onto a recording... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110465 - Color mis-registration measurement using an infra-red color density sensor: A xerographic system (8) includes a moving photoreceptor (10) and multiple toner development systems (12, 14) arranged to selectively dispose regions of toner on the moving photoreceptor. A toner density sensor (40) is arranged to measure toner density on the moving photoreceptor over a sensor area (A). A toner coverage... Agent: Patrick R. Roche Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070110466 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus: In a fixing apparatus comprising a heating roller 1, a pressure roller 2, an induction coil 3a that generates magnetic flux, and a temperature detection member (such as a thermistor) 5 that detects the temperature of the heating roller 1, in which the heating roller 1 is caused to generated... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070110467 - Fixing device: When a fixing roller 1 generates heat by a magnetic flux generating section 3 during a standby time, a control section 5 rotates the fixing roller 1. This prevents the fixing roller 1 from locally generating heat and being damaged. Moreover, the control section 5 rotates and heats a pressure... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070110468 - Image forming apparatus equipped with led printing head: An image forming apparatus includes: a photoreceptor; a charger that electrically charges the photoreceptor; an exposing unit having an LED printing head that forms a latent image on the photoreceptor; a developing unit that develops a toner image corresponding to the latent image on the photoreceptor; a blower unit that... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070110469 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a recoding-medium stacking portion, a recording-medium ejecting portion and a auctioning/exhausting unit. The recording-medium ejecting portion ejects a recording medium on which an image is formed, to the recording-medium stacking portion. The suctioning/exhausting unit suctions air in a vicinity of the recording-medium ejecting portion. The... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070110470 - Blade cleaning jig: A blade cleaning jig includes a cleaning portion and a gripping portion. The cleaning portion includes a support body of stainless steel or the like and polishing tape provided on the upper face of this support body, and moreover a cushioning material is inserted between the support body and the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070110471 - Belt drive device and image forming apparatus having the same: A belt drive device includes: a plurality of rollers; an endless belt placed on the rollers to be movable; a roller shaft shifting member disposed on at lease one end portion of a shaft of at least one of the rollers for shifting the one end portion of the shaft... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070110472 - Image forming apparatus: A chamber (2A) adapted to dismountably mount respective units (10) and (10) is formed in a main body (2). Guiding members (37, 38, 39) are formed on each of the opposite side walls of the chamber, and guided portions (11A, 11B, 24A, 24B) formed on opposite sides of the respective... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070110474 - Electrophotographic photosensitive drum supporting apparatus, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic photosensitive drum supporting apparatus for rotatably supporting a photosensitive drum includes a first supporting member having a first hole for supporting one end of the drum, and first and second surfaces on one side and the other side of the first supporting member relative to an imaginary plane... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070110473 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and supporting mechanism: An image forming apparatus includes a first member and second member that are formed of different materials. The first member includes a plurality of first abutting portions. The second member includes a plurality of second abutting portions. One latent image carrier or one holding member abuts with one first abutting... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110475 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus, a photoreceptor carries a latent image on its looped surface. An optical writing unit moves between an operating position at which writing of a latent image is performed on the looped surface of the photoreceptor and a standby position at which writing is not performed.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110476 - Transfer unit-fixing apparatus and image forming device having the same: A transfer unit-fixing apparatus to integrally fix a transfer unit on a door, and an image forming device having the same are disclosed. The transfer unit-fixing apparatus includes a position fixing unit to pivotally support a first part of the transfer unit on the door and a locking unit to... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070110477 - Color printing apparatus capable of color registration difference correction: A color printing apparatus having a color registration difference correction function, the color registration difference caused by a difference of rotation speeds of each photosensitive drum after a print mode changes from a one photosensitive drum mode to an all photosensitive drums mode.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110478 - Electrophotographic photosensitive drum, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic photosensitive drum is for a process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The main assembly includes a motor, and a gear having a non-circular twisted hole. The drum includes a cylinder having a non-circular twisted projection engageable with the hole to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070110479 - Developing apparatus using non-magnetic mono-component toner and method of adding toner to same: A developing apparatus includes an image receptor and a developing unit having a developing roller facing the image receptor. New toner can be added to the developing unit when existing toner in the developing unit is consumed. The added toner and existing toners are formed of cores and external additives.... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070110480 - Toner supply unit and image forming apparatus: The toner supply unit is provided with a preventing unit for preventing toner contamination due to toner leakage from that sealing valve. A mouth ring of the toner container is provided with the sealing valve. This valve is opened/closed by removing/inserting a nozzle.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110483 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: A developing device includes a developer bearing body disposed in opposition to a latent image bearing body for bearing a latent image thereon. The developer bearing body develops the latent image using a developer. The developer has a degree of circularity greater than or equals to 0.93. The developing device... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070110482 - Image forming apparatus: One embodiment of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an image forming apparatus provided with a one-component development apparatus having a toner layer regulating blade for regulating a thickness of a toner layer on a surface of a developer bearing member that contacts a photosensitive body,... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070110481 - Toner-particle bearing roller, developing device, and image forming apparatus: A developing device includes a toner particle-bearing roller that bears toner particles on its surface and develops a latent image borne by an image-bearing member with those toner particles, the toner particle-bearing roller has a projection portion disposed on its surface, the projection portion having a top surface having a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070110484 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: A developing device includes a container that contains toner particles that are for developing a latent image borne by an image bearing body, and a toner-particle bearing roller that has a helical groove portion on a surface thereof that is for bearing the toner particles, the helical groove portion having... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070110485 - Multi-color image-forming apparatus, optical sensor, and method for the same: A multi-color image-forming apparatus having image-forming sections for a plurality of different colors can include an optical sensor having a light-casting section that casts single polarized light and a light-receiving section that receives polarized light different from the cast light. A pattern for detecting toner positions can be used in... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070110486 - Image forming apparatus capable of stably conveying recording medium: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism, a toner image carrier, a transfer unit, and a contact-separate mechanism. The image forming mechanism forms a toner image. The toner image carrier carries the toner image. The transfer unit includes a transferor, a pre-transfer guide, and a post-transfer guide. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110487 - Image fixing apparatus: An image fixing apparatus includes a heat roller, and plural pressure rollers, which rotationally contact the surface of the heat roller by a compression unit. The plural pressure rollers are provided in such a manner that the compressive forces thereof may be adjusted. With this construction, the fixability of a... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070110488 - Image forming apparatus and process cartride therefor: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a cleaning blade for cleaning the photoconductor, and a blade holder holding the cleaning blade and having a first bent portion for increasing its rigidity. In the apparatus, blade holder has at least one of a protrusion and a second bent portion.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070110489 - Switchback transport mechanism and image forming apparatus provided therewith: A switchback transport mechanism includes a first transport section, a second transport section, a third transport section, and a transport control section. The first transport section applies propelling force to a sheet in the guiding path. The second transport section applies propelling force to a sheet in the ejecting path.... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070110490 - Image forming apparatus: The sheet conveying apparatus includes a first curl forming part provided downstream of a fixing part for fixing a toner image to a sheet, for curling the sheet; a second curl forming part provided downstream of the first curl forming part, for curling the sheet in a direction opposite to... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070104495 - Method and apparatus for detecting cover opening of image forming apparatus and method and apparatus for controlling supply of power: A method and apparatus for detecting a cover opening of an image forming apparatus and a method and apparatus for controlling the supply of power to the image forming apparatus by detecting cover opening are provided. A detection is made as to whether first and second covers for the image... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070104497 - Full-loading sensing device for an image forming apparatus: A full-loading sensing device and method thereof is provided for an image forming apparatus. The full-loading sensing device includes at least one lever rotated in different directions from reference locations by loading of a discharged paper and opening of a jam removal cover, respectively, and an optical sensor for sensing... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070104496 - Illuminated output presence indicator: In a production, fax or printing system, collection stations are sometimes obscure to the user. This invention provides a sensor connected to a light source that illuminates this collection station when a product or copy is present so that the presence of the product or copies to be collected is... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20070104498 - Image-forming device and image-forming method: An image-forming device capable of image-forming on both sides of at least one sheet member, the device including an image-forming unit for forming an image on the at least one sheet member, a sheet member supplying unit for supplying the at least one sheet member, an image data processing unit... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070104499 - Developing unit and image forming apparatus: A developing unit supplies toner from a developing roller to an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier, and creates a visual image. A forced consumption unit causes, when a proportion of number of pixels used for forming the electrostatic latent image for a maximum image effective-width is equal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104500 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image supporting body, a developing device, a cleaning device, an input device, a recycling mechanism, and a controller. The image supporting body is for having a latent image based on image data formed on a surface thereof. The developing device... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070104501 - Image forming apparatus and fog control method: An image forming apparatus includes a fog controller to control a fogging level of a toner image carrier by adjusting a fog control parameter on the basis of the fogging level detected by a fogging level detection section and the target fogging level stored in a memory section. While varying... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070104502 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus comprises an image forming portion that forms a toner image on an image carrying body, a transfer portion that transfers the toner image formed on the image carrying body to a recording medium, a detector that detects at least one of a skew and a passing... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070104503 - Fixing apparatus: In an embodiment of the present invention, a pressure application mechanism portion is provided with a pressure-varying link structure arranged so as to be movable in lateral directions along an upper end portion of a device frame, a drive shaft having an eccentric cam for moving the pressure-varying link structure... Agent: Mark D. Saralino, Esq. Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP.

20070104504 - Image forming apparatus and cleaning method therefor: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging roll that charges the image bearing member by rotating in contact with the image bearing member, and a cleaning member that removes materials adhered to the surface of the charging roll by contacting the surface of the charging roll.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070104505 - Developer supply container: A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container includes an containing portion for containing a developer; a discharge opening, provided in the containing portion, for permitting discharge of the developer; a shutter for opening and closing the discharge opening; an elastic member, provided... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070104506 - Toner cartridge and method of making it and method of remanufacturing a toner cartridge: A method remanufacturing a toner cartridge in accordance with an aspect includes separating a roller section from a toner section of the toner cartridge, replacing/reconditioning/cleaning those parts of the toner cartridges that require replacement/reconditioning/cleaning, charging the hopper section with toner, applying a heat activated adhesive to one or both of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070104507 - Image recording apparatus: An image recording apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit, and a fusing device for fusing and fixing a toner image on a sheet. The device has a heat roller; a pressure roller; and a contact member placed in contact with the heat roller. The first unit is movable,... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070104508 - Image forming apparatus including locking unit: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a roller detachably attached to/from the main body, a supporting member supporting a rotary shaft of the roller, and a locking unit which includes a locker frame and a locker arm. The locker arm is elastically biased toward the locking position and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070104509 - Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a body; a tray unit on which a plurality of sheets are mounted, the tray unit being provided in the body; a separating unit that separates the plurality of sheets by blowing air toward the plurality of sheets mounted on the tray unit; and a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070104510 - Coupling part, photosensitive drum, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a hole defined by twisted surfaces, the hole being substantially coaxial with the gear, and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070104511 - Coupling part, photosensitive drum, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a hole defined by twisted surfaces, the hole being substantially coaxial with the gear, and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070104512 - Charge member, charge apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: A charge member that can reduce charge irregularities of a member to be charged caused by variations in the gap between the member to be charged and the charge member even when using a member to be charged (photosensitive member, and the like) that has circumferential fluctuations. The charge member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104513 - Method and apparatus for electro photographic image forming capable of effectively performing an evenly charging operation: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging roller and a pair of gap forming members. The image bearing member has a photoconductive surface including an image forming area for bearing an electrostatic latent image. The charging roller has a circular cross section with a first radius... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104514 - Image forming method and printing method thereof: An image forming apparatus, including a first image forming unit, including a first photoconductor and a first developing device that develops an image by supplying toner onto an electrostatic latent image formed on the first photoconductor, a second image forming unit, including a second photoconductor and a second developing device... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070104515 - Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same: There is provided a developing apparatus wherein supplied toner is dispersed properly with agitation so that toner is electrically charged evenly with a constant concentration. The developing apparatus includes a developer container for housing therein a developer containing toner and carrier; a developer carrying body for holding the developer; and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070104516 - Developer bearing member, developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus: A developer bearing member on which grooves slanting in a thrust direction of the developer bearing member cross other grooves reversely slanting relative to the thrust direction, wherein each of the grooves and the reversely slanting grooves is slanting at an angle of greater than 0° and not greater than... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104517 - Image forming apparatus and color image forming apparatus: In a color image forming apparatus of the invention, a developing roller of a developing device includes a magnet roller that is configured such that a developer supply pole, a developer convey pole and a developer release pole are properly arranged and fixed. The developer roller also includes an outer... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070104518 - Image forming apparatus, a process cartridge provided in the apparatus, and a developing device included in the process cartridge of the apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a process cartridge with an image bearing member configured to bear an image on a surface thereof. A developing device is configured to develop the image formed on the image bearing member by using a developer accommodated in a chamber thereof. The developing device includes... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104519 - Systems and methods for reducing transfer deletions in an electrostatographic printer: An apparatus is provided for reducing transfer deletions in an electrostatographic machine. The apparatus comprises a registration mechanism controller for driving a registration mechanism in the process direction. The apparatus also includes a system controller operably associated with the registration mechanism controller. The system controller monitors at least one operating... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070104520 - Image forming method and apparatus for fixing an image: An image forming apparatus, includes an image forming mechanism configured to form an image, and a fixing unit configured to fix a toner image formed on a recording medium. The fixing unit includes a fixing device having a first endless moving member configured to rotate, and a second endless moving... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104522 - Heating roller assembly for image forming apparatus: A heating roller assembly for an image forming apparatus. The heating roller assembly includes a heating roller pipe having a heating layer around which a coil is wound. The heating layer has a coil winding structure such that first portions ‘A’ formed adjacent to bearings for rotatably supporting the heat... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070104521 - Pressure roll for fusing operation: A pressure roll used in a fusing step of an electrophotographic system is provided with a higher abrasion material at the ends of the roll. This higher abrasion material extends the useful life of the roll and reduces debris caused by deterioration of the pressure roll.... Agent: James J. Ralabate, Esq.

20070104523 - Toner collecting device, image forming unit and image forming apparatus: In a toner collecting device of the present invention for conveying collected waste toner to a waste toner storing portion with a toner conveying device, the toner conveying device is positioned at a side opposite to a driveline included in an apparatus body to which the toner collecting device is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070104524 - Document feeder: A document feeder includes a bidirectional feed path having both ends connected to predetermined positions of the bidirectional feed path, respectively. A document is fed from a downstream side of the image reading position to an upstream side with leading end and trailing end being reversed. The driving force is... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070098418 - Image fixing apparatus: An image forming apparatus, including a heat roller in which a heating source is embedded, a press roller installed close to the heat roller, the press roller contacting the heat roller with a predetermined pressurizing force to form a fixing nip, and at least two overheat prevention devices installed near... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070098419 - Ac high-voltage device, image forming apparatus, and ac high-voltage output controlling method: An AC high-voltage device includes a voltage controlling unit that controls an AC transforming unit. The AC transforming unit transforms supplied power to an AC high voltage. The voltage controlling unit includes a constant-voltage controlling unit and an turn-off unit. The constant-voltage controlling unit controls the AC transforming unit when... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070098422 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, an image carrying section, a transferring section, a recording material conveying section, a heat fixing section, a wet fixing section, and a recording material supply section. In the image forming apparatus, a surface temperature of fixing roller in the heat... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070098420 - Image forming device: An image forming device 30 is constituted capable of executing a refresh mode, including: a toner discharge process that transports toner on a developing sleeve 4a inside a developing unit 4 to a photoreceptor drum 1 side when starting up the image forming device from the power supply off state,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098421 - Image forming device: The present invention is an image forming device in which the conditions for specific processes are changed in accordance with the humidity. The present invention includes a colored material whose color changes with humidity, detection means for detecting the color of the colored material, and control means that changes the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098423 - Method and apparatus for image forming of effectively detecting image data: An image forming apparatus and corresponding method, the image forming apparatus including a belt member supported by at least two rollers, an image forming member configured to form a patch pattern of image data on a surface of the belt member, a belt supporting member configured to support the belt... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070098424 - Image forming device: The size of a resonance noise due to a signal of an alternating voltage applied to a charging member (charging roller) is detected by a piezoelectric device (PZ), and in cases in which the size of the detected resonance noise (detection signal level) exceeds a predetermined size, the frequency of... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098425 - Methods for moderating variations in writing parameters in liquid toner printing: A method of maintaining at least one writing parameter within a range during printing in a liquid toner printing system, comprising: setting an acceptable range for the at least one writing parameter; and, determining if the at least one writing parameter is within the range; wherein if the at least... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070098426 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus capable of compatibly realizing enhancement of durability of a heat rotation member heated by magnetic flux from magnetic flux generation means and early rise up of the image heating apparatus to a heatable temperature includes magnetic flux generation means, heating means, drive means, pressure rotation member,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098427 - Image forming device: When a card reader detects that a magnetic card is inserted (YES in S1), an operative program stored in the magnetic card is installed in a storage unit by an installing unit (S3), while when the card reader detects that the magnetic card is removed (YES in S4), the operative... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098428 - Mode indication device for an image forming device: An image forming device has a setting means for setting the copy mode for a document, a detection means for detecting whether or not a document has been placed on a document holder, an assessment means for assessing, when it is detected that a document has been placed on the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098429 - Image forming device: The image forming device is capable of stapling up to a predetermined maximum number of sheets, and includes a control unit, an image forming unit, and a stapling unit. The control unit is capable of generating output data for image information for which the number of sheets exceeds the maximum... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098430 - Printing system with extended color gamut: A printing system includes a marking engine which applies colorants to a print medium to render an image. The marking engine has a single pass color gamut which the marking engine is capable of rendering in a single pass of the print medium through the marking engine. The marking engine... Agent: Ann M. Skerry, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070098431 - Image forming device: A sheet counter counts points corresponding to the number of sheets subjected to a fixing process performed by a fixing unit during the image forming operation (during the copy state). A heater actuation time counter counts points corresponding to the heater actuation time (ON time) when a fixing operation is... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098432 - Image forming device: An image forming device in which a fixing unit is powered from the power supply, and a cooling unit is driven by electricity obtained by supplying waste heat from the fixing roller to a thermoelectric conversion device. After turning the image forming device ON, when the temperature of the fixing... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098433 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a power supply part which supplies AC power and DC power to a load of the image forming device. A capacitor stores DC power therein and discharges the stored DC power to the load. A control unit is adapted to control the power supply part... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070098434 - Dustproof device of light path system in laser beam machine: The invention provides a laser beam machine having a light path duct with improved dust proof property. A light path system 1 of a laser beam machine comprises a light path duct 10 having a U-shaped cross-section with the upper end opened, wherein the opening portion is covered by a... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070098435 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a charging roller that charges a body-to-be-charged by press-contacting and is rotated by the rotating body-to-be-charged, a first receiving portion that supports a supporting portion provided at the charging roller, and causes the charging roller to press-contact the body-to-be-charged, a cleaning member that press-contacts a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070098436 - Image forming apparatus: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which effectively prevents back flow of unused toner and contamination of the inside of an image forming apparatus due to the back flow while allowing for improvement in transfer efficiency and image quality and size reduction of the image forming apparatus. The... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070098437 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus forms an image on a photosensitive drum of a cartridge also containing, process means, and a memory with a contact. The apparatus includes a member movable between opening and closing positions; a detector detecting closing of the movable member; a connector having a contact movable... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098438 - Process cartridge and image forming apparatus: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller for developing a latent image formed on the drum while in contact with the drum, a drum unit supporting the drum, a developing unit supporting the developing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098439 - Image forming device: This image forming device 1 is constituted such that a drum unit 10 comprising a photosensitive drum 11 and a development unit 20 comprising a development sleeve 22 disposed opposite the photosensitive drum 11 when the units are coupled together are constituted as separate components, and the drum unit 10... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070098440 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is provided with an apparatus main body for detachably accommodating at least a developing unit; an image scanning unit arranged atop the apparatus main body in such a manner as to be vertically openable and closable; an opening cover arranged at the apparatus main body in... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070098441 - Cover-body locking construction and image forming apparatus provided with such locking construction: A cover-body locking construction includes a specified housing, a frame insertable into and withdrawable from the housing, a structure supported on the frame, and a cover body shiftable between a covering position to cover at least part of the structure and an exposing position to expose the at least part... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070098442 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which can, by uniformly leveling the particles which are non-uniformly adhered to the surface of the photoconductor by using a leveling means having a predetermined shape, and can maintain the excellent image characteristics for a long period even when a contact charging... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20070098443 - Positioning apparatus and method thereof: A positioning apparatus for a printer is provided. The positioning apparatus includes at least one encoder, an OPC belt, and a code strip consisting of a reference bar code region, a blank region and normal bar code region. The OPC belt is moved relatively to the encoder and has a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070098444 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a device frame and a photoconductive drum. The device frame includes a driving device, a driving gear that transmits a driving force from the driving device, and an urging member that supports the driving gear in a manner capable of moving along a moving direction... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070098445 - Charging device and electrophotographic apparatus including the same: In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, a scorotron charging device has a meshed grid electrode which is meshed more coarsely in a high-speed apparatus than a meshed grid electrode in a low-speed apparatus according to a circumferential velocity of a photoreceptor. With this arrangement, it is possible... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070098446 - Corotron pin guard: An improved coronode assembly includes pin guards that are positioned closely spaced from and extending above a coronode in order to provide protection for a user reaching past the coronode to remove a sheet jam, and prevent coronode damage when the coronode is handled during servicing by a field service... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070098447 - Color image forming apparatus: A color image forming apparatus includes: a multiple number of process printing units, each having a photoreceptor drum for forming a toner image with a toner corresponding to color-separated image information for each color and a developing unit for supplying the toner to the surface of the photoreceptor drum, wherein... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070098448 - Developer housing design with improved sump mass variation latitude: A developer system for developing an image in an electrophotographic printing machine, comprising: a developer housing having a toner sump containing developer material; a magnetic development member rotatably mounted in the housing for transferring toner particles to a latent image on the photoreceptive member in a development zone; a transport... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070098449 - Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides a developing apparatus and an image forming apparatus which are capable of outputting stable images with no surface staining and toner scattering even when an image forming process is repeated over a long time period, or even when image formation is performed after special use conditions... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070098450 - Xerographic developer unit having variable pitch auger: A developer system, including: a developer housing having a sump containing developer material including toner particles; a developer member rotatably mounted in the housing for transferring toner particles to a latent image on the photoreceptive member in a development zone; a pickup auger, positioned in an auger channel, for transporting... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070098451 - Xerographic developer unit having variable pitch auger: A developer system, including: a developer housing having a sump containing developer material including toner particles; a developer member rotatably mounted in the housing for transferring toner particles to a latent image on the photoreceptive member in a development zone; a pickup auger, positioned in an auger channel, for transporting... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20070098455 - Apparatus for image forming and image developing with an improvement of toner container holding: An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, an image development mechanism, and a toner container holder. The toner container has a longitudinal length with first and second longitudinal ends, is driven for rotation to move the toner. The image development mechanism develops an electrostatic latent image into a toner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070098453 - Developer supply container and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A developer supply container supplies a developer to a process cartridge detachably mounted to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge contains an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a charging member for charging the drum. The developer supply container includes a developer accommodating portion, a developer supply opening for supplying... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098452 - Electrographic distributed replenishment apparatus and method: A developer station and related method for distributed replenishment of toner as well as powder coatings and related materials. The developer station is divided into a first space adjacent or within a second space, the first space located adjacent a toner supply and the second space including a developer sump.... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070098454 - Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus: A sealing member for sealing a toner discharge opening of a toner accommodating container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the sealing member includes a locking portion for being locked with a portion to be locked provided in the image forming apparatus, the locking portion being adapted to displace... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098456 - Xerographic developer unit having multiple magnetic brush rolls rotating against the photoreceptor: A development subsystem is used to develop developer having semiconductive carrier particles and toner particles. The development subsystem includes a developer housing, for retaining a quantity of developer having semiconductive carrier particles and toner particles, a first magnetic roll having a stationary core with at least one magnet and a... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

20070098457 - Xerographic developer unit having multiple magnetic brush rolls rotating with the photoreceptor: A development subsystem is used to develop toner particles transported by semiconductive carrier particles. The development subsystem includes a developer housing for retaining a quantity of developer having semiconductive carrier particles and toner particles, a first magnetic roll having a stationary core with at least one magnet and a sleeve... Agent: David M. Lockman Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

20070098458 - Xerographic developer unit having multiple magnetic brush rolls with a grooved surface: A magnetic roll having longitudinal grooves machined in its rotating sleeve enables a pair of rolls to be rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of a photoreceptor moving through a development zone and a trim blade to be mounted proximate one of the rolls at a trim gap... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

20070098459 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a developer carrying member, contactable to the image bearing member, for carrying a developer to a developing position to develop an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member with the developer; a supplying member for supplying the developer to the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098460 - Light-orientation adjusting unit, optical writing unit having light-orientation adjusting unit, and image forming apparatus having optical writing unit: A light-orientation adjusting unit for use with a light-receiving member includes an optical unit, a posture control unit, a first unit supporter, and a second unit supporter. The optical unit passes through a light beam toward the light-receiving member. The posture control unit controls the posture of the optical unit... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070098461 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: A developing device facing an image carrier and including a developer carrier, a developer flying control member, and a development-noise control member. The developing device develops an electrostatic image formed on the image carrier by causing the developer to fly from the developer carrier to the image carrier upon an... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070098462 - Transfer tool: To provide a transfer tool which realizes both of a mode of transferring a transferring object of any dimension and a mode of continuously transferring the transferring object by a certain dimension, there is provided an operating part (7) which functions as a feeding mechanism (X) for feeding a paper... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070098463 - Color registration compensation apparatus and method for electro-photographic image forming device: Provided is a color registration compensation apparatus and method for an electro-photographic image forming apparatus. The color registration compensation apparatus for an electro-photographic image forming apparatus including an exposing unit for forming a plurality of latent images of patterns onto photoconductive drums, wherein at least two of the latent images... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070098464 - Image transfer unit, electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the same, and electrophotographic image forming method: An image transfer unit includes at least one photosensitive medium on which an electrostatic latent image is formed by light scanning and a toner image formed by transferring toners onto the electrostatic latent image. A transfer belt is wound on at least a pair of rollers and circulates around the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070098465 - Image heating apparatus in which heater for heating heat roller is outside heat roller: An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member contactable to a recording material for carrying an image; a heating member contacted to an outer surface of the rotatable member to heat the rotatable member; a holding member for holding the heating member; and an urging member for urging the holding... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070098466 - Fixing device: A fixing device 6 according to the present invention has an endless-shaped heating belt 8, a first and a second roller 9 and 10 for stretching the heating belt 8, and a pressure roller 11 for nipping paper 2, together with the heating belt 8. The first roller 9 is... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070098467 - Fixing member by heating and fixing device in image forming apparatus: A heat fixing member according to the invention has a surface layer formed on the surface of the substrate with a three-layer structure of a primer layer, an middle layer, and a topcoat layer. The binder-resin content decreases in order from the primer layer to the topcoat layer. The fluorocarbon-resin... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070098468 - Heat roller for fixing apparatus: A heat roller for a laser printer has a roller pipe, a resistive heat element accommodated in the roller pipe, an internal expanding pipe installed in the roller pipe which restricts the resistive heat element by pushing the resistive heat element toward the roller pipe, caps coupled to both end... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070098469 - Fixing apparatus for nonheat fixing system, and image forming apparatus having fixing apparatus: A fixing apparatus causes a softener to adhere to a toner image and then fixes the toner image onto a recording body. The toner image is formed using a liquid developer comprising a toner and carrier solution. The fixing apparatus comprises a fixing roller as a softener feeding device for... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070098470 - Sheet conveying mechanism, intermediate sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus having the same: A sheet conveying mechanism, which conveys a sheet on which a toner image has been fixed at a heat-fixing process, includes conveying rollers each of which is a single roller having the same diameter throughout a width for passing the sheet and is disposed in a predetermined section for a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070098471 - Image forming apparatus, program, storage medium, and method for cleaning photoreceptor: An image forming apparatus and a method for cleaning a photoreceptor are realized that allow cleaning a surface of the photoreceptor to eliminate foreign substances adhering thereto, without using a special abrasive sheet. A recording sheet is fed and brought into contact with photoreceptors of all photoreceptor drums. The recording... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070098472 - Image forming apparatus and guide therefor capable of reducing toner scattered on recording medium: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transferor, a fixing unit, and a guide. The image carrier carries a toner image. The transferor opposes the image carrier to form a transfer nip and transfers the toner image on the image carrier onto a recording medium at the transfer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.