Electrophotography inventions 10/07

20070248369 - Image forming apparatus and control method for the same: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer belt to carry a toner image, a transfer roller to make contact with the transfer belt to transfer the toner image onto a sheet from the transfer belt, an opposite roller facing the transfer roller across the transfer belt, a current application unit... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070248371 - Temperature control device and image forming apparatus: A temperature control device includes a first heat source, a second heat source configured to heat a controlled object subjected to temperature control, a first temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of heat from the first heat source, a second temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070248372 - Image forming apparatus: When an instruction reception section receives an image forming instruction from an operator, a detector detects an toner image forming unit which performs an image forming operation in connection with the operator's instruction. A mode determining section determines which one of an image formation preceding mode or a sheet conveyance... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070248374 - Variable speed printing: An image reproduction device for document processing has a nominal processing speed at which it can process sheets continuously at a nominal document quality. However, the image reproduction device is arranged to process sheets at a continuously variable processing speed including the nominal processing speed. The actual processing speed is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070248375 - High voltage power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same: A high voltage power supply apparatus according to the present invention is a high voltage power supply apparatus that applies a bias voltage at least to a developing roller of a developing unit, the apparatus comprising: a transformer that increases an AC voltage and includes a main winding and a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070248364 - Solid-color embedded security feature: A latent image is incorporated into an apparent solid-color background for representing a desired solid-color background having a target color. An underlying solid-color background is printed on a print medium using a first color composition that differs from the target color. Line-screen patterns embedding a latent image in a visually... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20070248366 - Devices for moving a media sheet within an image forming apparatus: The present application is directed to devices for determining the position of a media sheet. An encoder roller is positioned to contact a media sheet. In one embodiment, the encoder roller is positioned within an input area and rests on a top-most media sheet within a media stack. Movement of... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070248367 - Method and device for determining the position of a mark of a continuous support material: In a method and device for determination of a marking of an endless carrier material relevant for positioning of the endless carrier material to be printed in a printer or copier, the endless carrier material is inserted into the printer or copier. The endless carrier material is positioned in the... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070248365 - Methods for moving a media sheet within an image forming device: The present application is directed to methods for determining the location and movement of a media sheet within an image forming device. In one embodiment, the media sheet is positioned within an input area of the device. A pick roller is rotated to move the sheet from the input area... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070248368 - Image forming apparatus having enhanced image forming condition: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developing unit, a concentration sensor, a toner supplying unit, a developer supplying unit, an ejector, and a condition detector. The image carrier forms a latent image thereon. The developing unit develops the latent image formed on the image carrier with a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248370 - Image forming apparatus with heating member control based on door opening state and heating member position: An image forming apparatus has a fixing unit for heat fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material at a nip, with the fixing unit having a rotary fixing member disposed for contacting with the recording material; a heating member for externally heating the rotary fixing member; and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248373 - Inserting blank cells in n-up printing: Embodiments receive a printing command to print a document file. The document file comprises a plurality of document pages, and each of the document pages comprises markings (e.g., textural and/or graphical elements). The embodiments automatically combine a plurality of the document pages on at least one side of a printing... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20070248376 - Developing device, image carrier device, and image forming apparatus: A layer-thickness regulating member may include a thin plate member and a projection member. The projection member includes a first pressure contact portion that comes into pressure-contact with each of seal areas, a second pressure contact portion that comes into pressure-contact with each of side end areas, and a third... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070248377 - Architecture for an image-forming device: An image forming device includes a body having a top, a bottom, a front and a back. In one embodiment, a plurality of horizontally-aligned imaging units, each comprising a photoconductive member, transfer toner images to an intermediate transfer mechanism located below the plurality of imaging units. A pick mechanism may... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070248378 - Developing apparatus, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and assemblying method for developing apparatus: A developing apparatus usable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes a developer carrying member for developing a latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member with a developer; a first frame for accommodating the developer, the first frame including a first... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248379 - Corona wire cartridge, corona discharger, and image forming apparatus using the corona discharger: A corona wire cartridge includes: a reel around which a corona wire is wound; a reel holder that rotatably supports the reel; a casing having a receiving portion which receives the reel and the reel holder and a wire drawing opening through which the corona wire is drawn; and an... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070248380 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method and process cartridge: Provided are image forming apparatuses, image forming methods, and process cartridges using a toner that is excellent in low temperature fixing ability, hot offset resistance, and storage stability, and also generate less odor, and thus that can provide high quality images with superior fixing ability, far from tone change with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248381 - Liquid developer and image forming apparatus: A liquid developer includes toner particles formed of a resin material and a coloring agent, and an insulation liquid in which the toner particles are dispersed, the insulation liquid containing ester-exchange oil obtained by an ester-exchange reaction of soybean oil and at least one of semidrying oil and nondrying oil.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070248382 - Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, method of manufacturing a process cartridge, and method of remanufacturing a process cartridge: A process cartridge has an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a charging roller for charging the drum, a spacer movable between a separation position for separating the roller from the drum and a contact position for contacting the roller to the drum, a rotatable receiving gear for receiving a driving force produced... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248383 - Electrophotographic image printing apparatus: An image printing apparatus includes a control unit which controls a rotational speed of an image carrier; a detecting unit which detects data of the rotational speed; a storage unit which stores the rotational speeds up to n past rotation cycle of said image carrier; and a determining unit which... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070248384 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a device main body having a developer receiving port, and a developer discharge unit having a developer discharge port. When the developer discharge unit is attached to the device main body, the developer receiving port and the developer discharge port overlap each other. As the... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20070248385 - Material supply device: In one embodiment, a material supply device includes: a reservoir defined at least in part by a exterior wall, the wall having an elongated opening therein; an elongated surface close to and extending along the opening in the exterior wall of the reservoir, the surface movable relative to the wall;... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070248386 - Image forming apparatus: a driven roller rotated by means of the rotation of the belt member, and in this apparatus, at least the first to third image forming portions are arranged in a position on an upper stream side and on a lower stream side with respect to the driven roller in a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248387 - Image forming apparatus: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of image forming means; a first image forming means; a second image forming means; a belt member to be transferred with the toner image formed on each image forming means; and a plurality of suspending members, wherein said... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070248389 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same: In a fixing apparatus including a regulating member which regulates the position of an external heating belt in a rotation axis direction, the external heating belt includes a base material made of polyimide having a tensile strength of 300 MPa or more and a thickness of 50 μm to 200... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070248388 - Fixing device for image forming apparatus: In a fixing device for an image forming apparatus of the invention, circumferences of both side parts of an elastic layer are made larger than a circumference of a central part, and the expansion of a foamed rubber layer is absorbed by space between the elastic layer and a metal... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070248390 - Conveyor device, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and method of forming image: A conveyor device includes a conveyor belt and a driving unit that applies a driving force to the conveyor belt at different portions in a width direction of the conveyor belt to drive the conveyor belt. The driving unit includes a driving shaft having a projection corresponding to each of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070248391 - Image forming apparatus with sheet guiding unit between transfering unit and fixing unit: An image forming apparatus includes a guiding unit. This guiding unit is located between a transferring unit and a fixing unit and includes a guiding part. The guiding part guides a recording sheet from the transferring unit to the fixing unit with a side opposite to the surface of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242959 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention comprises an image forming section which forms an toner image on a transported sheet; a fixing section which includes a heat source and fixes the toner image on the sheet; a coupling unit which electrically couples the image forming apparatus main... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070242960 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus comprises a housing, a unit removably provided in the housing and configured to perform a specific operation in cooperation with components provided in the housing while being provided in the housing, an accessory circuit included in the unit, a cover that covers the unit provided in... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070242962 - Image forming device, image forming method, and a computer readable storage medium stored with image forming program: An image forming method for controlling a device to receive a printing job; and to execute an intervening of a proof-printing to print at least one certain page of the received printing job in order to check its quality while an another printing job is being processed if the proof-printing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070242963 - Print media processing apparatus and jam detection method for the same: The print media processing apparatus has a function for detecting paper jams, and uses a validation detector and a discharge detector as a plurality of jam detection means that operate at different detection levels and independently of each other.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070242964 - Charge roll and image forming apparatus: A charge roll disposed in an image forming apparatus, for charging an image carrier for carrying an image, and to be cleaned by a cleaning member, the charge roll including: a shaft and an electrically conductive layer provided around the shaft, an axial end portion of the electrically conductive layer... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070242967 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus including image forming means for forming a toner image, which includes an image bearing member, a charger for charging the image bearing member, an exposure device for exposing the image bearing member to form an electrostatic image, and a developing device for developing the electrostatic image;... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070242965 - Image forming apparatus, image formation control method, and computer program product: A test pattern for position adjustment is written on an intermediate transfer body in a sheet interval when a plurality of normal images are written continuously, using a start signal as a trigger. The test pattern is read and fed back by a sensor to adjust image formation control conditions.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242966 - Method for measuring amount of toner, method for image formation, toner amount measuring apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A method for measuring an amount of toner on a recording medium that can accurately measure the toner amount. Information on the recording medium to which the toner is fixed is acquired. The toner fixed to the recording medium is irradiated with laser light. A light intensity distribution of reflected... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070242968 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor capable of bearing developer; a rotatable intermediate transfer member serving as an intermediate medium when transferring the developer on the photoconductor to a medium; a voltage supply section supplying to the intermediate transfer member a transfer voltage for letting the developer on the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070242961 - Checking and conditional processing of a print job printed with multiple transfer media: Provided are a method, system and program for checking and conditional processing of a print job printed with multiple transfer media. A print job indicates first print content to print using a first transfer medium and second print content to print using a second transfer medium. The first print content... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20070242969 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance motor for conveying paper; an image forming unit forms a toner image on the conveyed paper; and a fixing device having a heat roller including plural heat sources to cause the toner image to be fixed to the paper. The image forming apparatus... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070242970 - Image heating apparatus and fixing apparatus: An image heating apparatus including: a first image heating unit for heating a toner image on a recording material; a second image heating unit for heating the toner image on the recording material heated by the first image heating unit; and a detecting unit for detecting a temperature of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070242971 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer mechanism that carries a toner image on an intermediate transfer body and then transfer the toner image onto a recording medium; a direct transfer mechanism that directly transfers a toner image onto a recording medium; and a controller that makes control for... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070242972 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus has: an image bearing member which bears a toner image; a transfer member which comes into pressure contact with the image bearing member and transfers the toner image on the image bearing member onto a recording material; a first cleaning member which electrostatically collects the toner... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070242973 - Developing device and image forming apparatus: An image developing device having a sealing member on an end of a developer carrier. An inner edge of the sealing member is diagonal in respect to a rotation direction of the developer carrier, which is perpendicular to an axis direction of the developer carrier.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070242974 - Image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus manufacturing method: An image forming apparatus includes: a pair of opposing covers; a recording part that forms an image on a sheet; a feed roller that feeds the sheet to the recording part; and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is formed by the recording part. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070242975 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor and method of recycling the electrophotographic photoreceptor: An electrophotographic photoreceptor including a cylindrical substrate including a photosensitive layer on an outer circumferential surface thereof and a flange adhesively fixed to at least one end of the cylindrical substrate. The flange has a joint to which a separation jig is applied to apply a tensility in a direction... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242976 - Desktop color image forming apparatus and method of making the same: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic color image forming apparatus using a tandem-drum development, an indirect image-transfer method, and a vertical sheet supply path. An intermediate image-transfer member is angled relative to a horizontal line such that a rear side of the intermediate image-transfer member away from a recording... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242977 - Image forming apparatus in which developing unit is easily detachable to photosensitive member unit: An image forming device has a main casing, a first cartridge, and a second cartridge. The main casing has the image forming portion and an inner surface. The first cartridge is loadable to and unloadable from the image forming portion. The second cartridge detachably is attachable to the first cartridge.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070242978 - Rewelded cartridge and method of manufacture: A reassembled laser toner cartridge and method of manufacture in which the hopper section and roller section of a previously depleted toner cartridge are rewelded together by ultrasonic welding along the length sections after an ancillary energy director strip has been positioned between the sections where the roller section interfaces... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20070242979 - Imaging member: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor undercoat layer that includes a metal oxide having a moisture content of less than 5 percent by weight... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070242980 - Color image forming apparatus: A color image forming apparatus including: a plurality of drum-type photoconductors for forming an image in a different color on each peripheral surface and the photoconductors having at least two different diameters; a plurality of driving sections for driving each photoconductor at a driving speed in accordance with the diameter... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070242981 - Development apparatus and image forming apparatus including same: In the development apparatus and the image forming apparatus of the present invention, a first regulation member for regulating an upper surface of developer is provided on an adjacent and downstream portion with respect to a developer outlet in terms of travel direction of developer. The amount of developer passing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070242984 - Conveyor device and image forming apparatus: A toner-conveying device includes a movable plate. The movable plate is movable between a holding position such as to couple a cap of a toner container to a nozzle when the toner container is supported by a container holder, and a retreating position such as not to hinder loading and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242983 - Powder supplying device and image forming device: In a powder supplying device which supplies powder to a powder receiving device, a powder container unit contains powder therein and is provided at a bottom of the powder container unit with a gas blowing part which blows gas to the inside of the powder container unit. A suction tube... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242982 - Toner container and image forming apparatus using the same: A toner container of the present invention stores powdery toner to be replenished via a toner outlet thereof and includes a container body. A shutter device is positioned in the toner outlet for selectively opening or closing the toner outlet. The shutter device includes an opening/closing member, a resilient member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242985 - Development device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: A disclosed development device includes: a latent image carrier; a conveying member disposed so as to face the latent image carrier, the conveying member having plural electrodes insulated from one another and arranged at predetermined intervals so as to generate an electric field for moving toner on the conveying member;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242986 - Color registration method and image forming apparatus: A color registration method in a color image forming apparatus including a plurality of drum-type photoconductors for driving some or all of the photoconductors having the same diameter to match pitch fluctuations which correspond to a rotational cycle of the photoconductors, the method including: a first measurement step for forming... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070242987 - Sheet moisturizing apparatus and image forming system: A sheet moisturizing apparatus, including a vertical conveyance route in which a sheet is guided upward or downward and paired moisuturizing units which are mounted symmetrically to sandwich the vertical conveyance route.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070242989 - Fixing device for use in image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same: A fixing device is provided with a pair of a fixing unit and a pressing unit for performing fixation of a toner image on a recording sheet; a support frame for supporting the fixing unit and the pressing unit; and a heater for generating heat for the fixation, the heater... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070242988 - Image forming apparatus and fixing device: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image and a fixing device to fix the toner image transferred from the image carrier onto a recording medium by applying at least heat to at least one of the toner image and the recording medium. Such a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070242990 - Belt fixing device and image forming apparatus therewith: A belt fixing device includes an endless belt member, an excitation coil and a deterioration detection unit. The endless belt member includes a metal layer. The excitation coil heats the metal layer by electromagnetic induction. The deterioration detection unit detects deterioration of the metal layer of the belt member through... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070242991 - Cleaning member and image forming apparatus: A cleaning member is elastically forced on a bearing surface, for cleaning off particles from the bearing surface by a movement of the bearing surface relative to the cleaning member. In particular, the cleaning member has first and second portions capable of forming first and second ramps having first and... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070242992 - Image forming apparatus using a contact or a proximity type of charging system including a protection substance on a moveable body to be charged: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a movable body to be charged and a charger including a charging member that contacts or adjoins the body to be charged and applies a voltage, including an AC component, to the charging member for thereby charging the body. A protection... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070242993 - Toner container having screw for conveying toner and image forming apparatus having toner container: The invention is to improve a toner diffusing efficiency in a toner container, thereby increasing a toner containing capacity. The toner container includes plural screws which diffuse the toner in plural directions and diffuse the toner in different positions. A toner filling efficiency in the collecting container is improved by... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070242994 - Method and apparatus for image processing: An image processing apparatus according to this invention has an apparatus body containing an image forming part, an opening/closing member attached to be openable/closable about an opening/closing shaft via a hinge with respect to an upper surface of the apparatus body, a detecting part that detects an opening/closing state of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070242995 - Printing apparatus: An electrophotographic printing apparatus comprises a paper-conveying device conveying a continuous paper sheet in a definite conveyance direction, a plurality of photoreceptors disposed downstream from the paper-conveying device at regular intervals in the conveyance direction of the continuous paper sheet, and one or more idler rollers that are disposed between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070242996 - Printing apparatus: An electrophotographic printing apparatus comprises a paper-conveying device conveying a continuous paper sheet in a definite conveyance direction, a plurality of photoreceptors disposed downstream from the paper-conveying device at regular intervals in the conveyance direction of the continuous paper sheet, and one or more idler rollers that are disposed between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070242997 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a surface of a transfer sheet, then, reverses the transfer sheet on which the image has been formed on the surface and then, forms an image on the reverse side of the transfer sheet, wherein there is provided a correcting section... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070242998 - Method and apparatus for image forming: In an embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the invention, a sheet medium holding device has a specified area, and includes a first and a second trays to hold a sheet medium, and the first and the second trays are positioned within a range of an installation area of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070237529 - Image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus, image forming apparatus simulation method, and program: An image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus includes a storing section, a first acquiring section, a generating section, a display section and a control section. The storing section stores a defective event table. In the defective event table, event specifying information are associated with image correction rules. Each event specifying information represents a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070237531 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a coordinate converter that corrects an image position in one pixel unit by converting a coordinate, a gradation value converter that corrects the image position in less-than-one pixel unit by converting a gradation value, an image outputting unit that forms a detection toner image including... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070237533 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus that is capable of carrying out processes such as an image forming process in an efficient manner while reducing downtime. Laser beam is emitted onto an intermediate transfer belt. The light intensities of light scattered from the laser beam reflected by at least a part of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070237532 - Method for controlling image forming apparatus: An electrostatic latent image is formed by controlling the amount of light, the emission time, and the like, considering the spot diameters of a laser, without changing the charging bias, the developing bias, and the like so as to obtain a plurality of correlations between density patches and development contrasts... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070237535 - Apparatus and method for forming an image: An apparatus for forming an image according to the present invention includes a coverage rate finder, a developing unit, and a control unit. The coverage rate finder finds the coverage rate of the image. The developing unit holds developer in it and includes a stirring means for stirring the held... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070237537 - Image forming apparatus and method of presenting data pertaining to the image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an image data storage unit configured to store image data pertaining to operation procedures, a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the image forming apparatus and an operator-operation status of the image forming apparatus, a read unit configured to read... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070237539 - Electrical coupling system: A system for electrically coupling an electrical supply unit for cordless electrical devices, hand-held power tools in particular, with a charging device, with the electrical supply unit is located in a housing in which at least one rechargeable battery that can be recharged using the charging device is located, and... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070237530 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying device configured to convey a sheet along a conveying path, a fixing roller configured to perform thermal fixing on the sheet having unfixed toner, a motor configured to rotationally drive the fixing roller, a first sheet detector disposed downstream from the fixing... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070237534 - Dot gain and color linearization dual calibration: A method of calibrating an electrographic printer, comprising: a) producing a latent image of a banded test pattern and a solid test pattern, using a beam of a light source of controllable power; b) developing the banded test pattern and the solid test pattern with a toner, utilizing an electrode... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070237536 - High precision-heating and fusing apparatus: A high precision-heat fusing device is provided for heating unfused toner images in an electrostatographic reproducing machine. The high precision-heat fusing device includes (a) an endless rotatable shell defining an interior and having an exterior surface, a first end, a second end, and an axis for rotation; (b) a plural... Agent: Patent Documentation Center Xerox Corporation

20070237538 - User interface for image forming apparatus: There is disclosed an image forming apparatus that has two operation panels—a standard operation panel and an optional operation panel. The image forming apparatus has a standard mode and a professional mode which provide different displays on the operation panels. In addition, custom displays may be stored and recalled by... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20070237540 - Development device: A development device includes a plurality of soft members, wherein at least one of the plurality of soft members has an end portion having a shape section of which width is smaller toward a tip end of the end portion; and wherein the end portion is placed on another one... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070237541 - Short passive duplex unit and method of use: A removable duplex unit for an image forming peripheral having a simplex media feedpath and a reversible roller for moving media in a first direction through the peripheral and in a second direction through the duplex unit, includes an auxiliary housing adapted to be removably connected to the image forming... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070237542 - Methods for imaging process cartridge modification: Techniques are provided for modifying a printer cartridge and an imaging drum unit intended for installation in one type of printer to be installed in another type of printer or a plurality of printers. In one aspect, a method of modifying a toner cartridge may include modifying one or more... Agent: William L. London

20070237543 - Methods for imaging process cartridge modification: Techniques are provided for modifying a printer cartridge and an imaging drum unit intended for installation in one type of printer to be installed in another type of printer or a plurality of printers. In one aspect, a method of modifying a toner cartridge may include modifying one or more... Agent: William L. London

20070237544 - Process cartridge, developer supply cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A developer supply cartridge supplies developer into a process cartridge and is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes a drum, a developing roller, a receiving-side shutter opening and closing a developer receiving opening receiving the developer used by the roller,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070237545 - Photosensitive drum for printer cartridge and method for mounting the same: A photosensitive drum for a printer cartridge, which can be easily mounted on a printer cartridge of which the positions of drum connectors are fixed, is disclosed. The photosensitive drum for a printer cartridge comprises a cylindrical drum having a photosensitive layer on a cylindrical surface thereof; and a pair... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070237546 - Direct charging device using nano-structures within a metal coated pore matrix: In accordance with the invention, there is an electrophotographic charging device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode adjacent the first electrode, a plurality of nanostructures adhering to the first electrode, and voltage supplies electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the voltage difference between the... Agent: Timothy M. Hsieh Min, Hsieh & Hack, LLP

20070237547 - Use of nano-structure coatings for improved solid state charger performance: According to various embodiments, the present teachings include electrophotographic charging devices and methods for charging a receptor with a solid state charging device. In an exemplary embodiment, the solid state charging device can include a dielectric layer, a first electrode disposed adjacent to a first surface of the dielectric layer,... Agent: Timothy M. Hsieh Min, Hsieh & Hack, LLP

20070237548 - Charging member, charger apparatus with charging member, and image forming apparatus having charger apparatus: A charging member for electrically charging a substrate has a charge layer to be brought into contact with the substrate, an intermediate layer supporting the charge layer, and a support member supporting the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a first portion adjacent the charge layer and a second portion... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070237549 - Developing device and image forming apparatus having a gear holder: An image forming apparatus includes a developing cartridge having a developing roller driven by developing roller drive gear, a supply roller driven by a supply roller drive gear, an input gear, a gear holder formed with a developing roller support member, supply roller support member and input gear support member,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237550 - Apparatus for the electrographic printing and copying using liquid coloring agents: In an apparatus for the electrographic printing or copying using liquid coloring agents consisting of a carrier liquid and toner particles, including a latent image carrier and at least one supply element in the form of a slot-like supply nozzle via which the liquid toner is applied to the latent... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20070237551 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus, a second shutter is caused to slide in conjunction with a first shutter which slides in the mounting direction in association with a mounting operation of a developing device to an apparatus body. Accordingly, in association with a separating movement of the developing device from... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20070237552 - Doctor blade and developer assembly with precision diameter radius for improved doctoring consistency: A doctor blade (10) having a steel rod (11) attached to a stamped bracket (20) provides a radiused surface for contacting a developer roll (12). The doctor blade (10 ) includes a bracket member (20) having a mounting end (42), a doctoring end (44) and a bent portion (14) connecting... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070237553 - Image forming apparatus and intermediate transfer member: An image forming apparatus including an image carrier on which a toner image is formed, a charging unit that charges a surface of the image carrier, a latent image processing unit that forms a latent image on the surface of the image carrier, a developing unit that develops the latent... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237554 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus comprising same: In a fixing device in which fixing defects can be suppressed and which can be reduced in size, and an image forming apparatus comprising the fixing device, setting is performed such that the surface temperature of an outer peripheral belt surface serving as a non-heated belt surface of a fixing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070237555 - 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

20070237556 - Surface treatment device, image forming apparatus, belt member, and image forming method: A surface treatment device includes a belt member having a surface layer in which plural kinds of rubbers having a different hardness mixedly exist. In the device, a press/heat unit presses a recording medium with a toner image formed against the belt member such that the toner image contacts with... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070237557 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes at least one paper feeding section, a plurality of image forming sections, a plurality of paper output sections, a main transport path, and a plurality of paper output paths. The paper feeding section stores a recording medium therein. Any one of the image forming sections... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070237558 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, sheet conveying apparatus, and sheet conveying method: An image forming apparatus which make it possible to acquire phase information related to phases of a recording sheet being conveyed using an inexpensive structure without increases in size. An image on a recording sheet P being conveyed is formed. The recording sheet P is irradiated with a laser beam.... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070237559 - Method for transferring sheet bundle, sheet bundle conveying apparatus, and bookbinding apparatus: A sheet bundle conveying device includes a tray device on which sheets are placed and held in a bundle, a sheet bundle conveying path along which a sheet bundle from the tray device is guided to a predetermined processing position, a grip transferring device located on the sheet bundle conveying... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070230972 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and control method for these: In a system in which a print controller and an image forming apparatus are communicably connected, a first paper information to be used by the print controller and a second paper information to be used by the image forming apparatus are both held in the print controller and the image... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070230973 - Developing cartridge and image forming apparatus: A developing cartridge is detachably attached to an electrophotograpy-type image forming apparatus which forms an image on a recording sheet by transferring toner onto the recording sheet. The developing cartridge includes a casing that provides a toner accommodating space for accommodating toner, and an agitator that is rotatably disposed in... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230974 - Toner supply device, image forming apparatus and toner supplying method: A toner supply device which includes: a multiple number of toner bottles; and a toner supply assembly mounting mechanism having the toner bottles mounted thereon and feeding toner discharged from the toner bottles to a developing unit and is controlled so as to supply toner to the developing unit in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070230976 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaning unit that collects a waste toner that remains on the image carrier, a toner container that stores the waste toner collected by the cleaning unit, a determination unit that determines whether the waste toner stored in the toner container reaches... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230977 - Power conservation device and image forming apparatus: A power conservation device includes a detection unit for detecting a status of the power conservation device; a detection unit power source for supplying power to the detection unit; an operation control unit for controlling an operation of the power conservation device according to output information from the detection unit;... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070230978 - Image forming apparatus and control method of the same: An image forming apparatus capable of detecting the density of an image patter with a sufficient accuracy irrespective of the color and/or the density of the image pattern, making it possible to carry out color stabilizing control of an output image with high accuracy. An image pattern formed on a... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070230980 - Apparatus and method for controlling power of fixing unit: Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling the power supplied to a fixing unit included in an image forming device. The power supplied to the fixing unit is controlled by selecting a phase control method and a period control method using a select time or based on a temperature... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070230982 - Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same: A fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus of the present invention are arranged so that a fixing control section causes a fixing roller to additionally rotate so that the additional rotation corresponds to a driving delay time also after turning OFF an external heating roller heater when shifting from... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070230981 - System and method of controlling temperature of fixing unit: A system and method of controlling a temperature of a fixing unit, the system includes a current detector to detect a current of an input power to heat a heating roller, a switching unit to switch a supply of the input power to the heating roller, and a controller to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070230985 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus preferably includes a process unit, an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a selection unit. The process unit executes processes in a plurality of modes corresponding to identification information for identifying a user. The acquisition unit acquires identification information for identifying a user. The detection unit... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230986 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention can include an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet material having a memory capable of storing information, and a writing unit that is configured to send next use information to the memory, the next use information based... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230988 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a placement tray, an image forming unit, a drive unit, a control substrate, a power supply substrate, a high-voltage substrate, and low-voltage power supply harnesses. The placement tray holds a recording sheet thereon. The image forming unit forms an image on the recording sheet. The... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230975 - Conductive roller and inspection method therefor:

20070230979 - Image forming apparatus effectively conducting a process control: An image forming apparatus includes at least one image bearing member, an intermediate transfer member, a secondary transfer member, and at least one optical sensor. In the image forming apparatus, it is determined that output values of the respective amounts of toner detected by the at least one optical sensor... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230983 - Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable image heating member for heating an image on a recording material; a pressing member for forming a nip, with the image heating member, in which the recording material is nipped and conveyed; heating means for heating a part of the image heating member;... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230984 - Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus: An image heating apparatus comprising an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material; heating means for heating a part of the endless belt; driving means for rotating the belt; a first contact member for contacting an inner surface of the belt; stand-by control means operable in a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230987 - Booster circuit for enhanced induction heating unit, power-supply unit, and image forming apparatus using the same: A boosting circuit includes a switch element, a first coil, a second coil, and a capacitor. The switch element generates a first alternating current voltage having a first frequency from a direct current voltage. The first coil generates a magnetic field around the first coil with a flow of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070230989 - Image forming apparatus: A first rotary image carrier is adapted to support a toner image obtained by developing an electrostatic latent image formed thereon. A second rotary image carrier is adapted to support, on a toner supporting face thereof, the toner image which has been primarily transferred from the first rotary image carrier... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070230991 - Cleaner unit and image forming apparatus including the same: A cleaner unit includes a cleaner roller, a cleaner shaft, a blade, a toner container, and a toner squeeze pump. The cleaner roller collects toner adhered to a surface of a belt to a surface of the cleaner roller. The cleaner shaft collects the toner adhered to the surface of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230992 - Image forming apparatus: control unit which changes voltages applied to the cleaning member such that a value of a current flowing between the transfer roller and the cleaning member when the transfer roller is in contact with the image bearing member and a value of a current flowing between the transfer roller and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230993 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member for carrying a toner image; toner image forming means for forming the toner image on the image carrying member; transfer means for transferring the toner image formed on said image carrying member onto a recording material; a cleaning member for electrostatically... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230994 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus of this invention comprises: an image bearing member which bears a toner image; a toner image forming means which forms a plurality of the toner images on the image bearing member continuously; a transfer means which transfers the toner image on the image bearing member to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230990 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes an image carrier and a cleaning device for cleaning a developer left on a surface of the image carrier. Further, the cleaning device includes: a casing having a rotational shaft; pressurizing means for applying a force about the... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070230995 - Image forming apparatus: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of mounting an internal unit in a main body chassis thereof, in which a position of a sheet conveying portion for conveying a sheet to the internal unit, with respect to the internal unit is adjusted by a first adjustment portion, and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070230996 - Image forming device: The present invention provides an image forming device including: a main body frame at which an opening is provided; an image forming section that is accommodated in the main body frame, and that forms an image on a recording medium; an opening/closing cover that is rotatably supported and opens and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070230997 - Image carrier unit and image forming apparatus: An image carrier unit that is removably loaded into a main body of an image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier on which an image is formed; a charge roll that charges the image carrier; a biasing member that causes the charge roll to be pressed against the image carrier;... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070230998 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus can include a body casing, a photosensitive member unit configured to be inserted into and withdrawn from the body casing, the photosensitive member unit can be moved between a first position where the photosensitive member unit is stored in the body casing and a second position... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070230999 - Toner cartridge, image drum unit and image forming apparatus: A toner cartridge extends in a longitudinal direction, and is detachably attached to an image drum unit. A memory element is electrically connected to an electrical terminal. The toner cartridge includes a first end portion on which the electrical terminal is disposed and a second end portion longitudinally opposite to... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070231003 - Belt unit installed apparatus, image forming apparatus having the same, and method of installing/removing belt unit: A belt unit installed apparatus includes an apparatus frame; a belt unit attached to the apparatus frame, said belt unit having a first roller, a second roller, a belt placed between the first roller and the second roller, and a belt frame for supporting the first roller and the second... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070231001 - Transfer belt unit and method for holding the same: A transfer belt unit, which is mounted in an image forming device by being inserted in a predetermined direction in a guide unit provided in the image forming device and extending to the predetermined direction, the transfer belt unit comprising: a positioning member that positions the transfer belt unit with... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231000 - Transfer belt unit mounting/dismounting device and method: A transfer belt unit mounting/dismounting device that mounts and dismounts a transfer belt unit to and from an image forming apparatus, comprising: a guide section that is provided in a predetermined mounting position of the image forming apparatus to guide a transfer belt unit inserted in a predetermined direction by... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231002 - Transfer roller contact and separation drive unit and transfer roller contact and separation drive method: A transfer roller contact and separation drive unit that moves a transfer roller for pressing a sheet against an image carrier carrying a toner image between a first position at which the transfer roller is brought into contact with the image carrier and a second position at which the transfer... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231004 - Web cleaning apparatus for electrographic printer: A cleaning station for removing particulate material from a moving web in an electrographic printer/copier includes a customer-replaceable web-cleaner device with a support bracket/backup shoe assembly. A quick disconnect feature enables the cleaner cover to be de-coupled from the cleaner body to allow the debris to be easily removed with... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070231005 - Electrophotographic photosensitive member and image forming apparatus using same: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member rotatably supported in an image forming apparatus. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a substantially cylindrical body and a photosensitive layer formed thereon and having a latent image forming area. The photosensitive layer is, when incorporated in the image forming apparatus, pressed... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070231008 - Driving force transmitting device and image forming device: The present invention comprises a first gear rotationally driven by a transmitted driving force, the first gear in which a plurality of first dimension setting units providing a predetermined effect to a dimension of the first gear in a radial direction of rotation are provided in different positions of the... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231007 - Image forming device and power transmission mechanism: An image forming device includes a device main body, a drum unit, a stud which is fixed to a frame of the device main body, and a drum drive transmitting gear which is supported by the stud such that the drum drive transmitting gear can axially rotate. The drum unit... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20070231006 - Gear train backlash removal during component acceleration in an image forming device: In an image forming device where first and second components are disposed in rotating contact with one another, the first component is driven by a first motor and a second component is driven by a second motor through a gear train with some predetermined backlash. The first and second components... Agent: John J. Mcardle, Jr.IPLaw Department

20070231009 - Rotation device, method for controlling rotation of a driving source, computer readible medium and image forming apparatus including the rotation device: A rotation device includes a rotation member, rotation driving source, transmission mechanism, rotation pulse generation mechanism, target value arrangement mechanism, correction value computation mechanism, and control mechanism. The transmission mechanism decreases the rotation speed at a non-integer gear ratio. The target value arrangement mechanism includes a rotation unevenness provision mechanism... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070231010 - Electron emission element, charging device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: An electron emission element according to the present invention is compact, thin and low cost, and has a structure and constitution in which deterioration of the electron emission material itself is low. In the electron emission element, boron nitride material is used as the electron emission material, and a metal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231011 - Development apparatus: There is provided a development apparatus including a plurality of replenishment developer containers which accommodates a replenishment developer containing a toner to be replenished to a plurality of development devices, a plurality of replenishment developer conveyance paths which replenishes the replenishment developer in the plurality of replenishment developer containers to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231012 - Image forming apparatus: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising: an exposing means and a developing means. The developing means comprises a plurality of developing devices, a rotating member rotatable while supporting the plurality of the developing devices, and a driving means for the rotation drive of the rotating member... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231013 - Image forming apparatus: A toner development unit for an image forming apparatus including a roller and an electrode adjacent thereto, the electrode having an arcuate extent adjacent to a portion of a surface of the roller to define a toner application gap therebetween, the roller being adapted to rotate in a given direction... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070231014 - Developing apparatus: A developing apparatus includes a developer container for containing a developer; a first screw, provided in a first screw, provided in a first chamber in the developer container, for feeding the developer; a second screw, provided in a second chamber in the developer container, for feeding the developer in a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231015 - Developing apparatus: A developing apparatus includes a developer container for containing a developer; a supply device for supplying a supply developer to the developer container; a discharge opening for permitting discharge of the developer contained in the developer container; and a feeding member, disposed close to the discharge opening in the developer... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231016 - Toner supplying container and image forming apparatus: A toner supply container, detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, for supplying toner to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, the toner supply container includes a main body for accommodating the toner; a discharging opening for permitting discharging of the toner accommodated in... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231017 - Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus: A toner cartridge attachably/detachably mounted to an image forming apparatus and supplies toner to the image forming apparatus comprises: a storing section that stores toner and is provided with a discharge port for discharging the toner stored therein; a conveying member that guides the toner in the storing section to... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231018 - Electrostatographic developer unit having multiple magnetic brush rolls having dissimilar compositons: A development station in an electrostatographic imaging machine supports longer operational life without undue variation in the mass of developer on roll parameter. The development station includes a developer housing, for retaining a quantity of developer having semi-conductive carrier particles and toner particles, a first magnetic roll having a stationary... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070231019 - Image forming method and image forming apparatus: Disclosed is an image forming method, containing a development step of developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic image supporting material using a toner formed on a development sleeve in the from of a thin layer to form a toner image, wherein a ten-point average roughness Rz on... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070231020 - Image forming apparatus: A feeding unit that feeds a medium, a plurality of image carriers arranged in parallel along a moving direction of the medium, a developer image forming unit that forms a developer image on the plurality of image carriers, and a transfer unit that transfers the developer image formed on the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070231021 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which can reduce color shift and image blurring caused by increased temperature in the apparatus and form high-quality images without causing an increase in the cost and size of the apparatus. An image sensor unit reads surface patterns of an intermediate transfer belt. A digital signal... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070231022 - Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively reducing unevenness of density and color displacement of images: An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, supported by the support rollers, which transfers the toner image to a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231023 - Transfer belt unit and image forming apparatus: A transfer belt unit satisfies the following conditions. An intermediate transfer belt has a thickness not less than 100 micrometers and not more than 200 micrometers, a tension not less than 80 N/m and not more than 180 N/m, and a tensile elastic modulus not less than 1000 megapascals and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231024 - Paper conveying mechanism and paper conveying method: A technique of preventing toner from adhering to a guide which guides a change of a conveying direction of a paper by the paper on which a toner image is formed contacting with the guide is provided. The technique includes: a concave guide, having a concave guide surface, which guides... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231025 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of rotors, and an endless belt that is supported with tension by the plurality of rotors and rotated by the rotors. Herein, at least one of the plurality of rotors is provided, at a first end, with a belt restraining member that has... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070231027 - Image forming apparatus: Provided is an image forming apparatus jointly using both a heat fixing method and a wet fixing method wherein bleeding and aggregation of a toner, curl and creases of a recording medium, and the like do not occur when a fixing fluid is applied to a toner image. Power consumption... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070231026 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material in a nip; a pressing pad for pressing the belt from an inner surface thereof in the nip; a sheet-like member, provided to cover the pressing pad, for sliding movement relative to the belt;... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231028 - Fusing roller for image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same: A fusing roller for an image forming apparatus is provided. The fusing roller includes a tubular fusing unit having a treated surface, an inner pipe inserted into the fusing unit, a heating unit surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and generating heat, and an insulating unit. The... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070231029 - Image forming apparatus having lubricant applicator for image carrying member: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a lubricant, and a brush roller. The image carrying member is at least 420 mm wide. The lubricant is solid. The brush roller applies the lubricant to a surface of the image carrying member.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070231030 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which is small in size and can be assembled in a shorter time is provided. The image formimg apparatus includes a support section for supporting a carriage and a common frame including a support section for supporting an image sensor. The common frame is realized by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070231031 - Method for performing duplex copying: A method for performing duplex copying of a document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image includes scanning only the first side of the document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of the first image... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20070231033 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: m

20070231032 - Image forming apparatus: According to an example structure, an image forming apparatus including: a belt having a conveying surface on which a recording sheet is conveyed; an image forming unit disposed opposite to the belt, the image forming unit forming an image on a surface of the recording sheet conveyed by the belt;... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070231034 - Image forming apparatus and sheet feed control method: An intra discharge type image forming apparatus that uses an ADU to form an image onto both sides of a sheet and discharges the sheet on which an image has been formed to the vicinity of the center of the apparatus comprises: a sheet type information acquisition section 101 that... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070231037 - Image forming system: An image forming system includes: an image forming mechanism configured to form an image on a sheet of a transfer material; a post-processor configured to perform post-processing on a plurality of sheets of transfer materials, respectively, there being on at least one of which a respective image has been formed... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070231035 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet processing apparatus including: a conveying unit, which conveys a sheet; a stacking unit on which the conveyed sheet is stacked; a processing unit, which processes the stacked sheet; a buffering unit, which allows the sheet conveyed to the stacking unit by the conveying unit to pass, and buffers... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070231036 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A pressing member pressed against a sheet stack portion can be moved to both a retracting portion where alignment of the sheet by the aligning portion is not prevented and a pressing position where the aligned sheet S1 is pressed against the sheet stack portion. Moreover, a regulation member for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto