Electrophotography inventions 06/08

20080152364 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a main body, a replaceable unit, a determination unit, a first memory, a second memory, a temporary memory, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The replaceable unit is detachably mounted in the main body. The determination unit determines whether the replaceable unit... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080152365 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same: An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same, which control a paper pickup-related time to perform duplex printing, are provided. The apparatus includes a first conveyance path, a second conveyance path, a counter, and a controller. A paper feed unit and a paper exit unit are provided... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152366 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming device includes: a developing part 44 having a developing roller 443 for achieving development by electrostatically attaching a toner onto an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoreceptor 41; a transferring part 46 for transferring a developed toner image to a paper; and a cleaner part 47... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080152367 - Systems and methods for determining a charge-to-mass ratio, and a concentration, of one component of a mixture: Systems and methods are provided for using a sensor to determine a charge-to-mass ratio, and a concentration, of a mixture including a first component and a second component. A base resonance frequency of the sensor in an unloaded state is measured. A surface of a vibrating element of the sensor... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc.

20080152368 - Image forming device to determine paper width and image forming method thereof: An image forming device includes a sensor to detect whether a paper is discharged or not, a determiner to determine a paper width according to whether a sensing signal is output from the sensor when a printing job is executed, and a controller to control a subsequent printing operation according... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152369 - Method of using biased charging/transfer roller as in-situ voltmeter and photoreceptor thickness detector and method of adjusting xerographic process with results: The dielectric thickness of a photoreceptor is determined in a variety of ways, including using a relationship between threshold voltage and dielectric thickness, using a relationship between dielectric thickness and the difference between biased transfer roller (BTR) voltage and photoreceptor surface potential, using a relationship between dielectric thickness and biased... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080152370 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an exposure area controller for controlling an exposure area per pixel of an exposure device on the basis of image information and a switching device for switching an amount of exposure so as to decrease an exposure intensity of the exposure device during reference toner... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080152371 - Photoconductor life through active control of charger settings: Xerographic photoreceptor life is improved while maintaining output print quality by adjusting the AC charging actuator of a xerographic machine to a point at which photoconductor life is optimized while maintaining output print quality. Where the actuator is voltage, the actuator is set a predetermined amount above the knee voltage... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080152372 - Image forming apparatus with switched-potential responsive to attenuation of a remaining voltage: An image forming apparatus changes over an electric potential on an image bearing member in response to an attenuation region in which a remaining potential on a developing member is attenuating after a developing bias applied to the developing member has been turned off after completion of an image forming... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080152373 - Image forming apparatus having remaining toner removing part and method of removing remaining toner therefrom: An image forming apparatus includes a belt to transfer a printing medium, a plurality of support rollers which rotatably supports the belt, a photosensitive medium which has a surface on which a visible toner image is formed by charged toner, a transfer roller which is disposed adjacent to the photosensitive... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080152374 - Xerography methods and systems employing addressable fusing of unfused toner image: Methods and apparatus for performing addressable fusing and/or heating of a substrate undergoing xerographic processing are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fuser having an array of addressable heating elements in radiative communication with a substrate through a fuser roll or fuser belt. The array of addressable heating elements is operated... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom/parc

20080152376 - Image forming device to process job using set-up entries of other image forming devices and method thereof: An image forming device to receive set-up entry data of external image forming devices, includes an interface portion to relay communications with at least one external image forming device; a communication portion to request set-up entry data to the at least one external image forming device; and a central processing... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152375 - Image forming system and display control method therefor: In an image forming system wherein manual duplex printing can be performed by printing an image on one side of a sheet and thereafter printing an image on the other side of the manually-fed printed sheet, a first instruction screen is displayed on a display apparatus at the beginning of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080152377 - Imaging cartridge electrical contacts: Provided is an imaging cartridge with an improved set of electrical contacts to make connection between the imaging components of the cartridge and an imaging machine. At least one electrically conductive contact point is disposed on a wall of the cartridge and a conductive element makes an electrical connection between... Agent: Jesse Delcamp

20080152378 - Image forming apparatus and process cartridge: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a toner image forming unit configured to form a toner image having a predetermined polarity on the image carrier; an intermediate transfer body facing the image carrier; a primary transfer member configured to transfer the toner image on the image carrier... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152379 - Developer storing container, method of assembling developer storing container and method of recycling developer storing container: A developer storing container includes: a first storing member including a first storing portion for storing a supplied developer; a second storing member including a second storing portion for storing a collected developer; and a partition member that connects the first storing portion and the second storing member so as... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080152380 - 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.

20080152383 - Imaging cartridge drive having entire tooth engagement: Provided is an improved drive mechanism for an imaging machine. A tapered surface is disposed outboard of the drive dog seat whereby a tooth of the imaging machine drive mechanism is centered and directed into the drive dog seat. The leading edge of the drive dog seat contacts the base... Agent: Jesse Delcamp

20080152381 - Imaging cartridge drive with a tapered tooth guide: Provided is an improved drive mechanism for an imaging machine. A tapered outboard tooth guide is disposed along the circumference of the drive dog and at least one tapered radius tooth guide is adjacent the tapered outboard tooth guide whereby a tooth of the imaging machine drive mechanism is centered... Agent: Jesse Delcamp

20080152382 - Imaging cartridge drive with an internal ramp: Provided is an improved drive mechanism for an imaging machine. At least one internal ramp radiates from the center of the drive dog whereby a tooth of the imaging machine drive mechanism is centered and directed into the drive dog seat. The leading edge of the drive dog seat contacts... Agent: Jesse Delcamp

20080152384 - Electrifying apparatus, a processing unit, and an image formation apparatus: The electrifying apparatus includes a conductive sheet for electrifying at least one of a surface of a photoconductor and toner adhered to the surface. The conductive sheet is specified to have a pure-water contact angle equal to or greater than 108 degrees, and to have a shore D hardness equal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152385 - Process unit and image forming apparatus including the same: An image forming apparatus includes at least a latent image carrier, a latent image forming mechanism, a developing mechanism and a charger. The latent image carrier bears a latent image. The latent image forming mechanism forms the latent image on the latent image carrier. The developing mechanism develops the latent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152386 - Image forming device: An image forming includes a main body, an exposing unit, a process cartridge, and a positioning unit. The exposing unit is stationarily fixed to the main body and includes an exposing member. The process cartridge is attachable to an attaching portion provided on at least one of the main body... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080152387 - Image forming apparatus: A cleanerless image forming apparatus removes and collects transfer residual toner for reuse by performing cleaning simultaneously with developing. The image forming apparatus includes first and second toner charging members configured to apply an electrical charge having the same polarity as a toner normal charging polarity to the transfer residual... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080152388 - Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit: A process cartridge for use with a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including a driving shaft, to be driven by a motor, having a rotational force applying portion, wherein the process cartridge is dismountable from the main assembly in a direction substantially perpendicular to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080152389 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus having transparent toner: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus that includes a photosensitive body, an exposing unit to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body charged to a uniform electric potential, a first developing unit to develop the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body by supplying a transparent toner thereto, a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152390 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus having a plurality of image bearing members, a plurality of colored toner developing units, and a transparent toner developing unit. Each colored toner developing unit has a developer bearing member. The rotational direction of the developer bearing members of the colored toner developing units is opposite... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080152391 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus having transparent toner: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes first and second photosensitive bodies, first and second exposing units to form electrostatic latent images on the first and second photosensitive bodies each of which being charged to a uniform electric potential, a first developing unit to develop the electrostatic latent image on the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152392 - Electrophotographic image forming system using transparent toner: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive body, an exposing unit forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body subsequent to the photosensitive body being charged to a uniform electric potential, and a developing unit in which a toner composition having color toner constituents and transparent toner constituents... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152393 - Carrier for electrophotographic developer, image forming method, and process cartridge: A carrier for electrophotographic developer that comprises a particle of core material and a coating layer that coats the particle of core material, wherein a toner and a carrier are supplied into a developing device where a toner and a carrier being contained, and the surplus developer within the developing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152394 - Developing unit and developer stirring/transporting method: A developing unit 10 has a developing roller 12, a housing unit 16 configured to house a developer and having in its sidewall a discharge port 14 which discharges overflowing developer, a stirring and transporting member 20 configured to stir and transport the developer along a passage 18 formed in... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080152395 - Equipment for filling different containers or laser jet printer cartridge with powder toner by means of a vacuum chamber and its respective obtainment process: Equipment and process for filling containers or toner cartridges with powder toner is provided. Equipment capable of filling with toner powder different containers that may be PET bottle, plastic containers and some type of laser jet toner cartridge is through a vacuum process by removing the existent air in a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080152396 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member; and a developer bearing member bearing a developer including a toner and a carrier, the developer bearing member developing an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member with the developer, and the developer bearing member being applied with an alternate... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080152397 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus having transparent toner and printing method thereof: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The apparatus includes first and second photosensitive bodies, first and second exposing units to form electrostatic latent images on the first and second photosensitive bodies respectively charged to a uniform electric potential, a first developing unit to develop an electrostatic latent image of the first... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152398 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus includes a transport part which includes a transport belt to transport a printing medium, an image forming part which transfers a toner to form a color image, and a controller which controls the image forming part to form a test image for color registration of the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152399 - Transfer apparatus, method of manufacturing the transfer apparatus and image forming apparatus using the transfer apparatus: A transfer apparatus comprises a toner image supporting body and a corona transfer means, which are oppositely disposed, and a vibrating unit for exerting vibration force to the rear face of a toner supporting body, disposed opposite to the corona transfer means, wherein the vibrating unit has a cantilever structure... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080152400 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image bearing belt, a first roller to support the image bearing belt, a second roller located away from the first roller in a horizontal direction in a lower place than the first roller to support and drive the image bearing... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080152401 - Fixing device, fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A fixing device having at least: a cylindrical base material, with a variation in thickness within about ±10% when the cylindrical base material is in an endless belt shape having flexibility, or with a variation in outer diameter within about ±0.5% when the cylindrical base material is in a circular... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080152403 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device that fixes a toner image on a recording material by use of a toner containing a release agent, the fixing device comprising: a fixing member having an outermost layer of a fluorinated resin; and a pressurizing rotary member placed in contact under pressure with the fixing member... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080152404 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device comprises: a fixing belt that has a surface release layer of a fluorinated-resin tube, the fixing belt being laid across by a fixing roller and a tension roller; a pressurizing member that presses the fixing roller through the fixing belt; and a release member that presses the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080152402 - Laminated body, endless belt, fixing device and image forming apparatus: There is provided a laminated body including a heat generation layer that includes crystalline particles of a non-magnetic metal; and a base layer that includes a magnetic shunt alloy. There are also provided an endless belt, a fixing device and an image forming apparatus using the laminated body.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080152405 - Fuser member with diamond filler: A fuser member suited to use in a fusing apparatus of an electrostatographic image rendering device includes a substrate and an outer layer over the substrate. The outer layer includes a matrix material and filler particles dispersed in the matrix material. At least some of the filler particles are formed... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080152406 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus and printing method thereof: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a color image forming portion to transfer a color toner to a printing medium to form a color toner image, a fusing unit to fuse the color toner image on the printing medium, a transparent image forming portion to transfer a transparent toner to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080152407 - Image forming apparatus capable of forming glossy color image: An image forming apparatus capable of using a recording medium having a transparent portion includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and an applicator. The image forming unit forms an image on a face of the recording medium. The fixing unit fixes the image, formed by the image forming... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152408 - Cleaning device and image forming apparatus: A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, a receiving member, an inlet seal, an adhering member, and an end seal. The cleaning blade is brought into contact with a photosensitive drum to remove residual toner therefrom. The receiving member receives the residual toner. The inlet seal guides the residual toner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152409 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same: A sheet processing apparatus that can position a sheet on the front side apart form the back side even if the apparatus is mounted in any opening region of a first image forming apparatus for discharging the sheet into the opening region from right to left and a second image... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080152410 - Driven rotary unit for conveying a sheet, sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus: A driven rotary unit for conveying a sheet, includes a shaft member which is rotatably supported by a supporting member, and a cylindrical cylinder member which is attached to an outside of the shaft member, in which an inner diameter of the cylinder member is larger than an outer diameter... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080145067 - Image forming apparatus and developer container: An image forming apparatus to which a developer container is detachably mountable includes a receiving unit configured to receive, via wireless communication, temperature information detected by a temperature detecting unit, which is disposed in a developer container, from the developer container in a state not mounted to the image forming... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080145068 - Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus: A color ink jet printing apparatus is provided which can print high quality color images and black letters without increasing a running cost and a printing time while using nozzle arrays with poor first ejection stability. For this purpose, inks with good first ejection stability are printed overlappingly at those... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145069 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus and image processing method for preventing a paper jam in print output are provided. First, when printing is instructed, it is judged whether paper jam exists. Next, when occurrence of paper jam is recognized based on the judgment, information related to an object is obtained. Next,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145070 - Paper motion detector in a gaming machine: A paper jam detector for a gaming machine. A paper jam detector is integrated with a gaming machine printer that produces cash-out paper vouchers, print-on-demand player tracking cards, or tickets. A paper jam detector may be entirely self-contained and include all of the mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software components used... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145071 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable storage medium storing image forming program: An image forming apparatus having a determining unit that analyzes data concerning an image to be printed and determines the order of overlaying toners of in a plurality of colors to be used for printing the particular image, and a designating unit that designates positions of the toner cartridges in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080145072 - Image-forming apparatus and method for adjusting total amount of toner in trap: The present invention provides an image-forming apparatus capable of reducing the amount of toner at a position at which the trapping is carried out. The apparatus has an image-deformation processing unit where input image data is processed to deform the image shape or the trapping or overprinting is carried out... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145073 - Black print quality enhancement for high humidity environment: An improved color EP (laser) printer is provided for use in high humidity conditions. A humidity sensing circuit determines if the print quality might be degraded due to environmental conditions, using a resistively sensing circuit, or a humidity sensor. If the print quality would likely be degraded, the invention is... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080145074 - System and method for responding to recording medium change: A print system senses the type of a recording medium. The print system modifies the amount of marking material on an imaging drum when the sensed the recording medium type requires a modification to the amount of marking material on the imaging drum. Moreover, the print system changes a transfix... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080145075 - Image forming apparatus: Embodiments of the present invention include an image bearing member arranged to bear an electrostatic latent image, a charging member contacting the image bearing member to charge a surface of the image bearing member with application of a DC voltage to the charging member, a current detection unit arranged to... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080145076 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is constituted by an image carrying member movable while carrying a toner image, or a recording material carrying member movable while carrying a recording material onto which a toner image is to be transferred; a contact member movable while contacting the image carrying member or the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145077 - Development method and image forming apparatus: In an embodiment in which an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of a photoreceptor is developed with a toner by applying an oscillating bias voltage in which a development-side electrical potential and an opposite development-side electrical potential alternate with each other, between a development sleeve of a development... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080145079 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit comprising a transport belt which transports a printing medium in a transport direction along a transport path, an image forming unit which transfers toner to the printing medium to form an image, a density evaluation unit which is provided on the transport... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080145078 - Image forming apparatus and image density control method: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an image density control unit that performs control operations based on an image density control condition that is adjustably set to control an output image to have a predetermined image density, an image density control condition modifying unit that calculates a modified... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145083 - Belt transfer device: A belt transfer device according to the present invention includes an intermediate transfer belt, a transfer member, a shifter, a detector, and a controller. The transfer member primarily transfers a toner image from an image carrier to the intermediate transfer belt. The shifter reciprocates in specified opposite directions so as... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080145082 - Development unit and image forming apparatus: A development unit includes: an image carrier; a charger that charges the image carrier; an image writing means for forming a latent image on the image carrier; a developer carrier that develops the latent image on the image carrier; and an image write control means for allowing the image writing... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080145084 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus in which a visual image on a photosensitive drum is developed with columnar toner, and the developed toner image is transferred from the photosensitive drum to an intermediate transfer belt, a moving speed of the photosensitive drum and a moving speed of the intermediate transfer... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080145081 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive, an intermediate transfer belt which contacts the photosensitive bodies and transfers developed toner images to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller, a cleaning blade which removes... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080145080 - Inter-page belt impedance measurement: An electrophotographic image forming device may use a feedback loop to track impedance characteristics of a feedback loop comprising an interface between a first component and a second component disposed and adapted to transfer a toner image therebetween. A controller may execute a search algorithm between printed pages to track... Agent: John J. Mcardle, Jr. Lexmark International, Inc.

20080145085 - Method for setting the relative speed between a print head and a recording medium in a thermotransfer printing device: In a method and thermotransfer printing device for setting the speed of a relative movement between the print head and a recording medium during a printing procedure in the thermotransfer printing device, in particular for setting the transport speed of a mail piece in a thermotransfer printing franking machine, the... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080145086 - Methods and apparatus for compensating for fuser element wear: To compensate for fuser element wear, a fuser element is heated to a first temperature to fuse a first substrate at a first time, at which the fuser element has a first thickness, and is heated to a second temperature to fuse a second substrate at a second time, at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc.

20080145088 - Fixing device, image forming apparatus including the fixing device, and fixing method: A fixing device for fixing an image formed on a recording material in an image forming apparatus includes a fixing member, a heating part that heats the fixing member to fix an image formed on the recording material by heat, a storage unit that is charged by an external power... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145087 - Image forming apparatus and method for warming up the same: A warm-up execution portion 102 sets whether or not a color adjustment process is executed at a time of execution of a warm-up process. The warm-up execution portion (102) executes the warm-up process including a prescribed color adjustment process executed by forming a predetermined toner image on an image forming... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080145089 - Image-forming device: An image-forming device has an image-forming unit, a toner density detection unit, a reflective shutter, a storage unit, and a control unit. The image-forming unit forms a toner image on an image-carrying member. The toner density detection unit detects a toner density of the toner image, the toner density detection... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080145090 - Systems and methods for outputting finished medium in an image forming device: A system and method for outputting finished image receiving medium in an image forming device are provided. The systems and methods include receiving an image forming operation in an image forming device. The image forming operation is evaluated to determine a number of pages required. Image receiving medium information relevant... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc.

20080145091 - Image forming apparatus and power coupling device thereof: An image forming apparatus includes an improved structure to prevent a user from coupling expendable supplies in incorrect positions upon replacement, and a power coupling device is mounted in the image forming apparatus as the improved structure. The power coupling device includes a plurality of driving couplers provided at a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080145092 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which forms an image on a recording sheet includes a housing having an exhaust outlet and an image forming unit disposed in the housing and configured to form an image on a recording sheet. A duct in the housing may have an inlet at a first... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080145093 - Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: A secure seal is provided between a blade unit and a housing in a developer unit of an image forming apparatus by utilizing a sheet member configured to cover a step height formed on a surface of the blade unit facing a sealing member.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080145094 - Developing device and image forming apparatus using the same: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a developing device including: a roller that develops an electric latent image formed on an image holding body; a chamber that stores a toner; a case that houses the roller and the chamber; a concave portion that is inwardly... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080145095 - Cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body for forming an image on a recording medium, the apparatus main body having: a main body guide; a restraining unit movable with respect to the main body guide; and a main body abutting portion, the cartridge including: a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145096 - Two-part process cartridege and its assembly/disassembly: A two-part construction cartridge 10 comprising a first part 18 having first alignment means 28; a second part 16 having second alignment means 22; a connecting pin 32; and a guiding means 36 forming part of the first alignment means 28. The first alignment means 28 and second alignment means... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, Llc

20080145097 - Activation mechanism for a shutter: An activation mechanism for a shutter (12) of a process cartridge has a spacer arm (18) with a contact projection (34); a lever arm (20) with a contact tab (38); biasing means (26) for biasing the shutter (12) in a closed position; and biasing means (46 for biasing the lever... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, Llc

20080145098 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus configured to prevent damage to an opening/closing member when external force is applied in a direction perpendicular to a direction where a scanner unit is opened or closed with respect to an image forming unit.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080145099 - Idler roller assembly employing self-securing bearing retainer: A bearing retainer including a flange having a front surface and a rear surface, a hub extending from the front surface and having an exterior surface configured to receive and support a looped extension spring and having an interior forming a bearing pocket, and at least one resilient finger initially... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080145100 - Cleanerless image forming apparatus: A cleanerless image forming apparatus capable of reducing the density unevenness of halftone images, comprising a photosensitive member; charging roller means for uniformly charging the surface of the photosensitive member; an optical writing unit which is not shown on the drawings, for forming latent images on the surface of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145101 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material is constituted by an image bearing member, a driving source, a first pulley rotatable by actuation of the driving source, a second pulley, connected to a rotatable member, for transmitting rotation of the driving source to the image... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145102 - Surface-moving-body driving device, belt device, and image forming apparatus: A surface moving body includes an endless surface that is capable of making an endless movement. A surface-moving-body drive mechanism includes a driving source of a driving force for moving the surface moving body and a drive transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the driving source to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080145103 - Image forming apparatus, exposure apparatus, image holder, image forming method, and exposing method: An image forming apparatus includes: an image holder; an exposure member that has an exposure portion exposing the image holder; a first positioning unit that determines a distance in a first direction, which is a direction of an optical axis of the exposure member, between the exposure member and the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080145104 - Apparatus and process to reclaim toner from a toner/carrier mixture: Methods of manufacturing toner for use in electrophotographic imaging members, such as photoreceptor structures. More particularly, embodiments pertain to an apparatus and process for separating toner from toner/carrier mixtures, such as reclaiming toner from waste toner, much more efficiently and with improved yields.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Xerox Corporation

20080145105 - Developer transport device, developing device, visible image forming device and image forming apparatus: A developer transport device includes: a developer containing room for containing a developer; a developer transport member disposed in the developer containing room, the developer transport member transporting the developer in a developer transport direction; and a developer damming member disposed in the developer containing room over the developer transport... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080145108 - Developing device of image forming apparatus: A developing device that can be formed at low cost and without increasing the complexity of a die structure of a casing comprises a development roller, a supply roller, a developing portion having an agitating member, a toner hopper disposed above the developing portion, an agitating member in the toner... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145107 - Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus: A developing device capable of improving the fluidity of a developer and alleviating the stress generated in the developer, and a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus that use this developing device. In a connecting portion, there is formed a storage portion for storing the developer, in which the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145106 - Image developing unit and image forming apparatus having the same: An image developing unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The image forming apparatus includes a body, an image developing unit including a frame having a developer supply part into which a developer is introduced, a developing roller rotatably installed on a developing roller support part provided in... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080145109 - Developing apparatus: A developing apparatus is disclosed that includes a developer carrier for carrying a developer used for developing a latent image, a developer supplying chamber having a developer supplying member for supplying the developer to the developer carrier by rotation, a developer storing chamber positioned above the developer supplying chamber for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145110 - Bearing and locating member for a toner cartridge for use with an image forming device: The present application is directed to toner cartridges with a bearing plate to locate and provide a bearing surface to one or more rotational members. The bearing plate may be positioned on an outer wall of a body of a toner cartridge. The bearing plate may include apertures to receive... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080145111 - Imaging cartridge having a universal body: Provided is an imaging cartridge with a universal body sculpted to mate with the imaging cartridge-receiving cavity of a plurality of imaging machine models. The universal body of the imaging cartridge enables the cartridge to be used with imaging machines made by different manufacturers, and different imaging machine models made... Agent: Jesse Delcamp

20080145112 - High-capacity toner cartridge and toner agitator: This invention provides an agitator blade and toner cartridge employing such an agitator blade that enables a higher capacity of toner while lowering the load exerted by the print engine motor as toner is agitated. This blade and cartridge also allows for greater efficiency at low toner levels as the... Agent: Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP

20080145114 - Color image forming apparatus: A color image forming apparatus is described. The color image forming apparatus may includes: a belt that travels in a prescribed direction; a plurality of image carriers arranged in parallel in the prescribed direction, and opposed to the belt and carrying developing agent images of different colors respectively; a backup... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080145113 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a movable belt; a first image carrying member for carrying a toner image; a first transfer member for electrostatically transferring a toner image onto the belt or a recording material carried on the belt; a second image carrying member; and a second transfer member for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080145115 - Fuser roll edge wear smoothing system and method: This disclosure provides a printing apparatus and method comprising a media sheet registration system, a fuser roll assembly and a fuser roll RDS (registration distribution system). The media sheet registration system steers media sheets to alternative target positions to smooth fuser roll edge wear area profiles associated with the RDS... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080145116 - Laminated body, endless belt, fixing device, and image forming device: According to the invention, there is provided a laminated body comprising a heat generating layer having crystal grains of a first non-magnetic metal, and a base layer containing a second non-magnetic metal that is different from the first non-magnetic metal.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080145117 - Image forming apparatus: In one embodiment of the present invention, an image forming apparatus is presumed that develops an electrostatic latent image on the surface of a photoreceptor, thus forming a visible image on the surface of the photoreceptor, transfers the visible image from the surface of the photoreceptor to recording paper, separates... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080145118 - Cleaning device for use with image forming apparatus: A cleaning device for use with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus has a charging brush positioned in contact with an endless image bearing surface of a rotatable image bearing member to form a contact region in which the brush provides an electric charge with a certain polarity to toner particles... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080145119 - Image forming apparatus and process cartridge used therein: An operation to recycle a process cartridge comprising a mechanism for returning waste toner not used in image formation from an image carrier to a developing device can be performed easily, and situations in which an image creating element that has not reached the end of its life is discarded... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080145120 - Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet storing portion configured to store a conveyed sheet, a folding portion configured to fold a sheet, and a controller configured to control the folding portion. The controller controls a folding operation of the folding portion according to information on a sheet fiber orientation... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080145121 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which has an improved structure capable of decreasing the size of a scanning part. The image forming apparatus includes an automatic document feeder (ADF), a flat glass, an ADF glass to scan a document fed by the ADF, and an image sensor to read information from... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080145122 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes at least one image forming unit configured to form an image, a belt for transferring an image formed by the image forming unit onto a recording material, and an opening and closing unit having the belt and openable and closable relative to a main body... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080145123 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium by conveying the recording medium in a direction orthogonal to a scanning direction of a carriage having a recording head includes a first detecting unit mounted on the carriage and configured to detect the recording medium; a second... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080145124 - Flexible media travel adjusting means and an image forming device including the same: An image forming device includes one or more flexible fingers to simulate a narrow gap baffle and provide a baffle-like support for different document media. These flexible fingers help guide the documents from one subsystem to another, for instance, entering into the decurler nip on the host image forming device... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138093 - Apparatus to prevent contamination of fixing unit in image forming apparatus and method of using such: When the density of a toner image of a leading end of a printing sheet is no less than a predetermined reference density, a printing start time is delayed or printing data is deleted so that printing data is not printed in the leading end of the sheet. When the... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080138094 - Image forming apparatus: A control unit controls a device that executes an image forming process, compares changes of each toner adhesion amount in an image-density-detection pattern image when a developing-bias control condition is changed, with respect to a toner adhesion amount in an image-density-detection pattern image in a normal status, performs a malfunction-occurrence... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080138095 - Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same: An image forming device is arranged to identify a detached apparatus and to provide one or more signals based on the detached apparatus. The one or more signals include at least a user signal based on when the detached apparatus can be attached to or used with the image forming... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138096 - Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same: An image forming device is arranged to identify a detached apparatus and to provide one or more signals based on the detached apparatus. The one or more signals include at least a user signal based on when the detached apparatus can be attached to or used with the image forming... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138097 - Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same: An image forming device is arranged to identify a detached apparatus and to provide one or more signals based on the detached apparatus. The one or more signals include at least a user signal based on when the detached apparatus can be attached to or used with the image forming... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138098 - Detached apparatus identifying method and an image forming device including the same: An image forming device is arranged to identify a detached apparatus and to provide one or more signals based on the detached apparatus. The one or more signals include at least a user signal based on when the detached apparatus can be attached to or used with the image forming... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138099 - Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus: A power supply apparatus includes an error detecting unit configured to perform error detection to detect that an output node and another node are placed in a short-circuit state or open-circuit state, a condition change detecting unit configured to detect a change in an external condition, and an operating-point changing... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20080138100 - Image forming apparatus and latent-image-carrier position adjusting method: A support unit supports a rotation axe of each of at least three latent-image carriers in a rotatable manner. A plurality of developing units develops latent images on the latent-image carriers with toners of different colors, respectively. A toner-pattern detecting unit detects a toner pattern formed on a belt member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080138101 - Color image forming apparatus and color image forming method: A color image forming apparatus includes, for each of liquid developers of plural colors, a photosensitive member, a developing roller, an agitating device that agitates a liquid developer having a viscosity characteristic dependent on a shearing force, and a developer supplying unit that supplies the liquid developer to the developing... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080138102 - Rapid warm-up and cool-down pressure roll assembly and a fusing apparatus including same: A rapid warm-up and cool-down pressure roll assembly is provided and includes (a) a rotatable pressure roll including a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow interior to the rotatable pressure roll; (b) a thermoelectric assembly sheet positioned within the hollow interior and having... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138103 - Cleaning device and image forming apparatus using the same and cleaning method and image forming method using the same: A cleaning method and cleaning device including a cleaning unit to clean a moving surface of a cleaning target by contacting a portion thereof with the moving surface of the cleaning target and moving the portion so that an unused portion thereof contacts the moving surface of the cleaning target,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080138104 - Method and apparatus for reassembling a toner cartridge: Techniques for remanufacturing a toner cartridge include providing the toner cartridge comprising an end plate secured to an end of the toner cartridge, removing the end plate from the toner cartridge, attaching an anchoring fixture to the end of the toner cartridge, and securing the end plate to the anchoring... Agent: William L. London

20080138105 - Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a positioning portion, a rotatable urging member taking an urging position for urging the cartridge to the positioning portion, and retracted and stand-by positions. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a process... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138106 - Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main assembly, first and second regulatable portions provided at leading... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138107 - Process cartridge and image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a developing roller, a spacer movable between spacing and contacting positions for spacing apart and contacting the roller and member, and a receiver receiving a force spacing the roller from the member. The apparatus includes a mounter detachably... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138108 - Process cartridge in image-forming device: A cartridge that can be detachably mounted in an image-forming device includes: a first wall; a second wall opposing the first wall with a gap formed therebetween, the first wall and the second wall defining therebetween a developer-accommodating section that accommodates a developer; and a reinforcing part spanning between the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080138109 - Process cartridge: A process cartridge in which before use, the separation of a predetermined distance between a charging roller and a photosensitive drum can be maintained, and in use, the separation state of the charging roller can be released without increasing the burden of a user. The process cartridge includes a charging... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138110 - Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A process cartridge including: a photosensitive drum; a photosensitive unit rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum; and a protecting cover mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body, for protecting the photosensitive drum exposed outside of the photosensitive unit, the protecting cover including: a guide portion for guiding the process... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138112 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing, developing agent carriers, an image carrier, and a transferring unit anteroposteriorly detachably mountable to the casing on a front side of the casing. The transferring unit includes a projection at a rear end portion thereof and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080138111 - Transfer unit, image forming apparatus having the same, and method thereof: A transfer unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The transfer unit includes a transfer unit body to accommodate a printing medium conveyor, which makes a printing medium receive an image while moving the printing medium, a body handle used to mount the transfer unit body in an... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080138113 - Disturbance feature to promote image process member drive train engagement: Discrete disturbance features are included in a process member drive train coupling mechanism to prevent the mechanism from remaining in a disengaged position. The mechanism may include a rotatable drive receiver operative to rotate an electrophotographic imaging process member and a coupler including a driver. The driver and drive receiver... Agent: John J. Mcardle, Jr. Lexmark International, Inc.

20080138114 - Process cartridge and image forming apparatus: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The main assembly includes first and second transmission members. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum coupling member, provided on one axial end of the drum, for engaging the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138115 - Process cartridge and image forming apparatus: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a drum unit, containing a drum, movably connected to a developing unit containing a developing roller between a contact position where the roller contacts the drum and a spaced position where the roller is... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138116 - Developer purification station or structure: This is a magnetic developer purification structure that is used along with other stations positioned in the path of an electrostatic moving belt or drum in an electrostatic marking system. This purification structure may be a separate station or may be part of the development station provided it supplies purified... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20080138117 - Toner and developer purification system: This is a test procedure for detecting contaminants or a method for removing contaminants from toner to be used in an electrophotographic marking system. The method simulates the mixing and separation of contaminants that occur in an actual development system. It has been determined that contaminants in toner have tribo... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20080138118 - Developing apparatus: A developing apparatus includes: an agitating chamber agitating a developer; a developing chamber provided with an inlet to which the developer is supplied from the agitating chamber and an outlet from which the developer is returned to the agitating chamber; a developer carrying member; a rotatable developer supplying member supplying... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138119 - Container for toner cartridge: A container for a toner cartridge includes a hollow main body defining a longitudinal central axis. The main body has a rear end, a front end with an opening, an inner circumference, a first section with a first guiding surface at the inner circumference, a second section with a second... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080138120 - Endless belt and production method thereof, intermediate transfer belt, and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides an endless belt containing a conductive agent and a polyimide resin whose imidation ratio at an outer circumference surface of the belt and that at an inner circumference surface of the belt are mutually different, and a method of producing the endless belt, an intermediate transfer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080138121 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a first image carrying member for carrying a first toner image; a second image carrying member for carrying a second toner image in a maximum amount, of the second toner image carried on the second image carrying member, larger than a maximum amount of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138122 - Temperature-changing pressure roller assembly and a fusing apparatus having same: A temperature-changing pressure roller assembly is provided and includes (a) a rotatable pressure roller including a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow interior to the rotatable pressure roller having a first end and a second and opposite end; (b) a vortex tube assembly... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138123 - Fixing belt, fixing apparatus including fixing belt and image forming apparatus: A fixing device including a heating roller; a fixing roller facing the heating roller; a fixing belt wound between the heating roller and the fixing roller, and including, a cylindrical substrate, and a elastic layer provided on or above the substrate except at end parts of the substrate; a pressure... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080138124 - Sheet wrapping avoidable fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus: A fixing apparatus includes a fixing member to be heated and a pressure-contacting member for pressure contacting the fixing member. The fixing apparatus directs and conveys a recording member through a nip formed between the fixing member and pressure applying member in such a manner that a toner image carried... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080138125 - Endless belt conveying apparatus and toner image heating apparatus: The present invention related to an endless belt conveying apparatus and toner image heating apparatus having spring members (thermally responsive members) composed of a shape memory alloy are disposed to both the edges of a pressure fixing belt (pressure belt) in the belt width direction thereof. When the pressure fixing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080138127 - Fuser cleaning apparatus and method of operating a fuser cleaning device for use with an image forming device: A fuser cleaning apparatus and method of operating a fuser cleaning apparatus for use with an image forming device. Heat is efficiently transferred to a guide member of a fuser, thereby allowing for relatively easy performance of a cleaning operation of the fuser, since a heating roller of the fuser... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080138126 - Fusing member rejuvenating method and system in a toner image producing machine: A fusing member rejuvenating method and apparatus for cleaning and rejuvenating an external surface of a fusing member of a toner image producing machine. The fusing member rejuvenating method and apparatus include (a) a cleaning cartridge including a movable cleaning material movable at a first speed for contacting and removing... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138129 - Fuser assembly having heater element with spaced-apart features: A heater element is provided adapted to heat a belt in a fuser assembly. The heater element comprises laterally spaced-apart first and second features. The first feature may have a first inner surface and the second feature may have a second inner surface facing the first inner surface. Preferably, at... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080138131 - Fusing device and image forming apparatus comprising the same: A fusing device and an image forming apparatus including the fusing device fuses a toner image formed on a printing paper. The fusing device includes a pressure roller which axially rotates, a fusing belt which forms a nip portion with the pressure roller where a printing paper is nipped, and... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080138130 - Fusing device and image forming apparatus employing the same: A fusing device that is provided on a printing passage of an image forming apparatus and fuses an image transferred to a print medium, the fusing device including: a heating roller; a pressure roller to press a print medium fed along the printing passage against the heating roller; a separation... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080138128 - Self-loading belt fusing apparatus: A self-loading belt fusing apparatus is provided and includes (a) a frame; (b) a first rotatable roller having a first outer surface and a first mounted position on the frame; (c) a second rotatable roller having a second outer surface, and a second mounted position on the frame spaced from... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080138132 - Image-carrier protecting agent, protecting-layer forming device, image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge: A protecting layer is formed on a surface of an image carrier with a protecting agent that contains at least an organic compound having melting property of which penetration at 25° C. ranges from 3 millimeters to 30 millimeters, and organic compound particles having thermal decomposition property of which a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080138133 - Transfer device, image forming apparatus, and waste toner container: A transfer device includes a cleaning device, a waste toner bottle, a connecting unit, and a regulating unit. The cleaning device removes waste toner remaining on an intermediate transfer belt. The waste toner bottle has an intake opening for collecting the waste toner therein. The connecting unit conveys the waste... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080131144 - Image forming apparatus and control method therefor: An image forming apparatus which is capable of performing a failsafe image forming operation even when a memory device of a replaceable unit mounted thereon is faulty. A controller of the image forming apparatus determines whether or not a memory tag of a toner cartridge is faulty. If the memory... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080131145 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus to inhibit resources from being wastefully consumed with the occurrence of a jam is provided. When a jam occurs in a paper feeding section while duplex printing is being performed, stop preparation information is transmitted from an engine control section 206 to a main control section... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080131147 - Marking material cartridge with automatic high yield function independent of host printing device: A replaceable consumable for use in an associated printing device is provided wherein the consumable includes an electronic member having a memory element storing marking material quantity data corresponding to a quantity of marking material contained in the cartridge body and being responsive to data maintenance signals from the printing... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080131146 - Method and system for estimating toner remaining in a cartridge: A method of estimating a quantity of toner remaining in a toner cartridge includes using an adaptive term, a value of which is adjusted based on actual printer toner usage. A printer configured to produce an estimate of an amount of toner remaining in a toner cartridge installed in that... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080131148 - Toner dispensing system and method for controlling the same: A toner dispensing system and a method for controlling the same. A toner dispensing amount is determined using a pixel dispensing time related to a pixel count adjusted according to the ratio of a transition count to a pixel count per page, a Δ automatic concentration control dispensing time relating... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080131149 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus includes image forming device for forming a toner image on a recording material, a residual toner collecting container detachably provided on a main body of said image forming apparatus and adapted to collect residual toner discharged from said image forming means, said residual toner collecting container... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080131150 - Image forming apparatus and correction method of image forming condition: An image forming apparatus including: image forming sections, each image forming section forming an image of a color component among plural color components under a predetermined condition, and forming a pattern of each color component for adjusting the condition; a detecting section that reads the formed patterns so as to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080131151 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An area signal generation unit and a logical operation circuit control a dot pattern forming unit which forms a dispersed dots image by dispersing dot developer images each having the area of at least one dot, so as not to form a dot pattern in the area of a patch... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080131152 - Image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus control method: In an image forming apparatus, an image forming contrast potential for obtaining the maximum density is set by reading a specific pattern transferred and formed on a sheet. A photosensor detects the density of a specific pattern formed on an image carrier at the image forming contrast potential, and the... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080131154 - Charger, image forming apparatus, and charge control method: A charger includes: a primary charging member which is rotatably provided and is brought into contact with an image carrier to charge the surface of the image carrier; a secondary charging member which is brought into contact with the image carrier at a portion on the downstream side relative to... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080131155 - Charger, image forming apparatus, and charge control method: A charger includes: a charging brush which is rotatably provided and is brought into contact with an image carrier to charge the surface of the image carrier; a charging roller which is brought into contact with the image carrier at a portion on the downstream side relative to the charging... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080131153 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus performs a control sequence in which an AC voltage having a peak-to-peak voltage is applied to a charging member so that a relationship between an absolute value of a surface potential of an image bearing member at a portion under a transfer residual toner remaining on... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080131157 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus performs an image forming operation and an untransferred toner particles transfer operation. In particular, the image forming apparatus has an image bearing member, the image bearing member having an endless image bearing surface and supported for rotation, a charging member made of a brush provided in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080131156 - Methods for transfering toner in direct transfer image forming: The present application is directed to methods of controlling the transfer voltage in a transfer nip formed between the photoconductive member and the transfer member. The methods offset the effects of large transfer current spikes caused when a media sheet enters and exits the transfer nip. The control may include... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080131159 - Drive detection device for fixing device: In a drive detection device for a fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a non-paper passing area of a heat roller is formed by a surface where a metal conductive layer is exposed and a surface where a silicon rubber layer is exposed. The drive detection... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080131158 - Fixing device for image forming apparatus: A fixing device according to an embodiment of the invention is provided with a center coil and a side coil to induction heat a metal roller which supports a belt. An auxiliary pressurizing member which is adjacent to an opposing roller which supports the belt and presses the belt against... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080131161 - Fixing apparatus of image forming apparatus: A fixing apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes an auxiliary pressure member to press a belt to a heat roller side. A belt mechanism to integrally support the belt and the auxiliary pressure member is rotated so that the belt is spaced from the heat roller except for... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080131160 - Power control method, power control device, and fixing device: A control section (101) includes a first power control section (81) (a first power control mode) and a second power control section (82) (a second power control mode). The first power control section (81) is for controlling an setting value of electric power to be supplied to a heater lamp... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080131162 - Image forming apparatus and image carrier unit: To improve the user maintainability and cost performance with respect to replacing replaceable components in an image forming apparatus using a tandem type intermediate transfer member. In an image forming apparatus provided with: primary transfer rollers that successively transfer toner images formed on a plurality of photosensitive members to an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080131163 - Customer replaceable unit assembly: A customer replaceable unit (CRU) assembly for mounting in a sheet handling machine is disclosed and includes (a) a CRU frame having a frame size for fitting into a mounting portion within the sheet handling machine; (b) a first roller assembled rotatably to the CRU frame; (c) a second roller... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080131164 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a first housing, a rotary shaft attached to the first housing, a second housing supported by the first housing, and first and second open-close assist members. The second housing is configured to open and close with respect to the first housing by rotating around the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080131166 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A simple structure of a digital photosensitive drum having an exposure source and a photosensitive member which are integrated with each other. The drum is mountable to a structure of a conventional electrophotographic image forming process. An interval between phase detecting patterns of an encoder wheel portion which is rotated... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080131165 - Electrophotographic photosensitive drum, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing electrophotographic photosensitive drum: An electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a simple structure for realizing a seamless digital photosensitive drum having an exposure source and a photosensitive member which are integrated with each other. The electrophotographic photosensitive drum includes a self-luminous device portion, a functional separation portion, and a photosensitive portion. The self-luminous device portion... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080131167 - Computer to conductive anodized and grained platesetting system and apparatus: A platesetting system and apparatus for providing computer-to-plate electrophotographic printing to a conductive plate. The apparatus may include an electrophotographic printer adapted to include an electrically isolated media path for receiving a conductive plate. A conductive plate may include anodized and grained aluminum (AL) that does not include a light... Agent: Venable LLP

20080131168 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes at least first, second and third image carriers, a first drive source, a second drive source, at least one visible image forming mechanism for forming a visible image on the image carriers, a transfer unit for overlappingly transferring the visible images, an image detector, and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080131169 - Charging device, and image-forming apparatus and image-forming unit using the same: A charging device includes a charging member that contacts a member to be charged, charges the member with a predetermined voltage applied to the charging member, and includes a surface layer containing a resin solid and a conductive agent of approximately 10 wt. % or more with respect to the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080131170 - Toner cartridge having locking mechanism for preventing leakage of toner: A toner cartridge includes a casing provided at a bottom side thereof with an outlet, a sliding member slidably mounted on the casing, and a retaining member pivotally mounted on the casing. The sliding member is movable relative to the casing between a first position where the outlet is closed... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080131171 - Developing unit and image forming apparatus using the same: In a developing unit including a collecting roller for collecting the developer falling from a developing roller and a developer removing device for removing the developer collected by the collecting roller from the collecting roller, the developer removing device includes a casing for supporting the collecting roller, a scraper for... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080131172 - Non-magnetic monocomponent toner for use in electrophotographic image formation employing non-contact developing method, developing device, and image forming apparatus: A non-magnetic monocomponent toner is provided for use in a developing device of a non-contact developing method, and is obtained by externally adding an external additive to cylindrical toner particles having a ratio of a cylindrical length (L) to a cylindrical diameter (D), (L/D), within a range from 1 to... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080131174 - Developing device having developer regulating member, and image forming apparatus using developing device: A developer regulating member capable of stably regulating the thickness of a developer even when used for a long time, while preventing the increase in the production cost, a developing device having the developer regulating member, an image forming apparatus having the developing device, a process cartridge, and a method... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080131173 - Developing unit and image forming apparatus using the same: A developing unit mounted to a main frame of an image forming apparatus comprising a photosensitive medium where an electrostatic latent image is formed and provides a toner to the photosensitive medium to form an image, the developing unit including a developing frame, a developing member installed in the developing... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080131175 - Image forming element and manufacturing method thereof: An image forming element includes an image drum including a plurality of ring electrodes and a slot. The plurality of ring electrodes are formed to be spaced apart from one another on a circumference of the image drum. The slot is formed in a longitudinal direction on the image drum.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080131176 - Apparatus and method for printing a scratch-off document: An apparatus that includes a first print engine positioned to print front side information on a base material. The first print engine further comprises a multi-color print head comprising a pile height leveling ink delivery system. A fuser is positioned to affix the front side information on the base material,... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080131177 - Fixing device used for image forming device: A fixing device has a frame, a heating roller, a press roller, a peeler, a guide member, a first bias unit, and a wheel. The heating roller is provided to the frame to produce heat, the heating roller having a roller rotation axis and a cylindrical surface. The press roller... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080131178 - Fixing device, and image forming device: The invention provides a fixing device comprising a first rotary body having a thermosensitive magnetic metal layer, the thermosensitive magnetic metal layer including a thermosensitive magnetic metal material having a Curie point, a second rotary body contacting the first rotary body, and a magnetic field generating unit for generating a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080131179 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device includes a heating member for heating a recording medium having a developer image; a pressing member for pressing the recording medium against the heating member; a supporting member for supporting the pressing member; a supporting shaft for supporting the supporting member to be freely rotatable; and an... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080131180 - Lubricant applying device and image forming apparatus: A lubricant applying device includes a solid lubricant and a roller brush that rotates while in contact with the lubricant, receives the lubricant, and applies the lubricant to an image carrier. A corner portion of the lubricant on an upstream side with respect to direction of rotation of the roller... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.