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Electrophotography April category listing, related patent applications 04/10

20100104295 - Image forming apparatus and output setting method of consumed status of consumable items of the image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which uses a consumable item is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a consumed status detecting unit which detects a value of the consumed status of the consumable item, a determining unit which determines whether to output an exchange message of the consumable item by comparing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

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20100104298 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus: A fixing device includes a heating member that heats an unfixed toner image on a printing medium, a conveyance device that conveys the printing medium launched from the heating member after the heating member heats the unfixed toner image, and a heat temperature detection device that detects heat temperature of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100104297 - Image forming apparatus and control method therefor: An image forming apparatus that enables to continue an operation so that electric power consumption does not exceed a power supply capacity even if an electric current sensor breaks down. A temperature detection unit detects a temperature of a fixing unit that fixes a developed image transferred to sheet material.... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20100104299 - Waste toner amount detecting apparatus and method, and image forming apparatus employing the same: Disclosed are a waste toner amount detecting apparatus and method which can detect whether a waste toner bottle is full of a waste toner using a change in a current of a motor which drives an auger, and an image forming apparatus employing the same. The waste toner amount detecting... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20100104300 - Image forming apparatus: In case of printing of a monochrome image is performed and the number of counts of a K-counter reaches a predetermined number, a K developing device forcibly consumes a toner when a printing ratio is lower than a predetermined value, and does not forcibly consume the toner when the printing... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100104301 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a medium transport path which a medium is transported through; an image forming unit configured to form a developer image on the medium transported through the medium transport path; a fusing unit configured to fix the developer image formed on the medium to the medium;... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20100104302 - Developing device, image forming apparatus, and developing method: A developing device includes: a developer storage portion which stores a liquid developer including toner and carrier liquid; a first coating member which rotates and coats the liquid developer stored in the developer storage portion; a second coating member which comes into contact with the first coating member and rotates... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100104303 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device including at least one image unit using developers of opposite polarities and different colors simultaneously, and at least one image unit using a single color developer of a constant polarity, a light source device including a plurality of light sources to form... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20100104304 - Image forming method, optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus: An image forming method including: inputting a pulse width modulated signal into a laser beam output section and thereby outputting a laser beam, wherein a pulse width of the pulse width modulated signal is changed based on image data containing density information; scanning the laser beam onto a surface of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100104305 - Image forming apparatus: A developing device conveys a two-component developer on a first route of circulation and a second route of circulation, and includes a guide plate and an electromagnet that are used for choosing, in accordance with toner densities detected by two toner density detecting sensors respectively provided in the two routes,... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100104306 - Image forming apparatus and driving speed control method thereof: An image forming apparatus that includes an intermediate transfer belt (ITB) that has a mark, a sensor that detects the mark, a driving unit that drives the ITB, and a control unit that controls the driving speed of the driving unit, during a certain period of time after completing a... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20100104307 - Image forming device and fuser: An image forming device includes a heater, a heat application rotation member heated by the heater, a pressure application rotation member heated by the heat application rotation member, a detector configured to detect a surface temperature of the pressure application rotation member, and a controller configured to control a rotation... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20100104308 - Apparatus and method for fuser and pressure assembly temperature control: An apparatus (100) and method (700) that can control fuser temperature is disclosed. The apparatus can include an image fuser member (110) rotatably supported in the apparatus, where the image fuser member can be configured to fuse an image on media (170). The apparatus can include a heater (120) coupled... Agent: Prass LLP

20100104309 - Systems and methods for stepped energy saving modes for a printing device: A method for stepped energy savings for a printing device is described. A temperature of a fuser of a printing device is reduced to a first reduced temperature after a first idle interval has passed in which there is no printing activity at the printing device. The first reduced temperature... Agent: Austin Rapp & Hardman

20100104310 - Apparatus for print assembly blade deflection detection: An apparatus (100) that detects blade deflection from a print assembly contact surface is disclosed. The apparatus can include a print assembly (110) rotationally supported in the apparatus, where the print assembly can have a print assembly contact surface (112) and a print assembly conductor (114). The apparatus can include... Agent: Prass LLP

20100104311 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is swung with a stopper which is swingable simultaneously with a switching member, and which allows rotation of an output gear by being disengaged from the output gear with a swinging movement of the switching member to an ON side, and which stops the rotation of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100104312 - Power feeding mechanism and image forming apparatus: A power feeding mechanism includes: a power-fed body placed in an apparatus main body, the power-fed body into which power is fed at least when the power-fed body is used; a placement portion where the power-fed body provided in the apparatus main body is placed; a power feed member provided... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100104313 - Power source device and image forming apparatus: A power source device includes an oscillator generating a clock, a frequency division unit dividing the clock to output a pulse, a sequence generation unit generating sequences “N” with respect to each switching of the pulse, a frequency division ratio setting unit setting frequency division ratio, a switching element driven... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20100104314 - Heat exhaust plenum attach/detach mechanism: A simple and cost effective method of simplifying and speeding heat exhaust plenum attachment and detachment from a machine that uses metal for exterior covers and air output grills includes placing magnetic sheeting around that portion of the plenum that mates with the back of the machine and allowing the... Agent: Williams A. Henry , Ii

20100104315 - Apparatus for charging a photoconductor and cleaning a scorotron grid: An apparatus (100) useful in printing for charging a photoconductor and for cleaning a scorotron grid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a scorotron frame (110) and a scorotron charge member (120) coupled to the scorotron frame, where the scorotron charge member can be configured to generate an electric field.... Agent: Prass LLP

20100104317 - Cleaning device of wire, charging device using the same and image forming apparatus: A cleaning device of a wire includes: a first cleaning member that cleans a wire when the first cleaning member comes into contact with the wire; a second cleaning member that wipes off the wire when the second cleaning member comes into contact with the first cleaning member while the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100104316 - Electrostatic charging member, electrostatic charging device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus: An electrostatic charging member includes a base material; and an outermost layer that contains a porous filler and a resin and has a gel fraction of at least about 50% and a surface roughness Rz in a range of about 2 μm to about 20 μm.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100104318 - Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the same: A cleaning device cleans an image bearing member bearing a toner image to be transferred at a transfer position onto a sheet. The device includes a cleaning member provided on a downstream side with respect to the transfer position in a movement direction in which the image bearing member moves... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20100104319 - Direct image-recording device and image forming apparatus equipped therewith: A direct image-recording device in which a predetermined gap set between an image carrier and a hole forming member can be maintained, and an image forming apparatus provided with the direct image-recording device. In the direct image-recording device including: housing that accommodates an agent; an agent carrier that is rotatably... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100104320 - Charging member assembly usable with body to be charged and charging apparatus for image forming apparatus: Disclosed is a charging apparatus usable with an image forming apparatus that includes a body to be charged; a housing to rotatably support the body to be charged, a charging member to charge a surface of the body to be charged to a predetermined electric potential, a cleaning member to... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100104321 - Image forming apparatus and velocity control method of rotating body thereof: An image forming apparatus is configured to reduce a velocity fluctuation of a rotating body by reducing the AC velocity component of the rotating body. The image forming apparatus may include an image bearing body with a surface on which a toner image is formed; a driving motor configured to... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100104322 - Image forming apparatus: Provided is an image forming apparatus which includes a cylindrical image carrier, on which at least an electrostatic latent image is formed, and a charge roller for non-contact charging the image carrier with a predetermined charge gap, and applies at least an alternating current (AC) voltage to the charge roller... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100104324 - Method for manufacturing resin-layer coated toner, resin-layer coated toner, developer, developing apparatus and image forming apparatus: o

20100104323 - Toner, developer, developing device and image forming apparatus: A toner is provided. The toner includes toner particles, and silica particles and inorganic fine particles that are externally added to the toner particles, the inorganic fine particles having an average primary particle size smaller than that of the silica particles. The toner particles have a shape factor SF-1 of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100104325 - Developing device of image forming apparatus: A developing device includes a feed tool to feed a developer to a developing tool, a developer receiving chamber in which the developer to be fed to the feed tool is received, and a first delivery unit and a second delivery unit arranged one higher than another in a state... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20100104326 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including at least one of an image bearing member and a developing device; a main assembly including an opening; an openable member movable between a closed position in which the opening is covered and an open position in which the opening is exposed;... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100104327 - Developing cartridge for image-forming device and method of manufacturing the same: A developing cartridge includes: a casing configured of a first frame and a second frame with a space formed therebetween; and a developer-carrying member that is supported in the first frame and that is configured to carry developer. The first frame includes a bottom wall and a pair of side... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100104328 - Developer transporting apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming method: A developer transporting apparatus includes: a drop path; a developer transporting path; a developer transporting member; and an aggregation preventing member including: a contact portion that is in contact with the developer transporting member, and that moves in conjunction with the rotation of the developer transporting member; and a developer... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100104329 - Magnetic carrier, two component developer, developing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming method: Regarding a magnetic carrier of the present invention, a surface of a magnetic core material is coated with a coating layer containing electrically conductive particles and a charge control agent composed of same components as components of a charge control agent contained in a electrophotographic toner. Further, the magnetic carrier... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100104330 - Image forming apparatus and method of correcting color registration: Disclosed are an image forming apparatus capable of, and method of, improving color registration. The image forming apparatus can employ a beam deflector having a double-sided mirror portion that pivots to bi-directionally scan multiple light beams on multiple photosensitive media at different phases by using both mirror sides of the... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100104331 - Image forming device and image forming method: An image forming device includes: a transfer roller; two registration rollers feeding a recording medium to a transfer nip where the transfer roller is in contact with an image bearing member; a transfer conveying-path through which the recording medium is fed from a registration nip formed by the registration rollers... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100104332 - Nanomaterial heating element for fusing applications: In accordance with the invention, there are printing apparatuses and methods of forming an image. An exemplary printing apparatus can include a fuser subsystem including one-or more light induced heating elements, each of the one or more light induced heating elements including plurality of nanomaterials, wherein the nanomaterials are selected... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP (cust. No. W/xerox)

20100104335 - Fixing roller/fixing belt, and process for manufacturing the same: A fixing roller/fixing belt having an elastic layer and a surface layer formed on a substrate material in the enumerated order, wherein the surface layer is a layer formed by thermally shrinking a PFA tube, and the surface layer and the elastic layer are bonded together through a PFA-containing adhesive... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20100104333 - Heating roller and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides a technique that can contribute to the improvement of fixing performance while maintaining appropriate nip width. A heating roller includes: a core configured to rotate around a predetermined rotation axis; plural elastic layers laminated on the outer circumference of the core; and a conductive layer formed... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100104334 - Image forming apparatus: A fixing device of an image forming apparatus includes a magnetic core forming a magnetic path composed of a first path for induction-heating a specified area of a heating member and a second path for induction-heating only a smaller area as a reduction of the specified area and the magnetic... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20100104336 - Method and apparatus for printing embossed reflective images: A printing method for producing a textured thin film image (142) upon a receiver (20(R)) is provided. The method may include the steps of a. depositing one or more toner images (50) to form a predetermined adhesive image (50) with more than one level of height; and b. applying and... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20100104338 - Medium containing cassette, medium feeding unit, optional medium feeding unit and image forming apparatus: A medium containing cassette includes: a container case for containing media; a stack plate movable in the container case and configured to stack the media thereon; a separator provided on the container case and configured to separate the media one by one; and a bias member configured to bias the... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20100104337 - Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet storing unit in which sheets are stacked; a lifting unit that lifts and lowers the sheets; an air blowing unit that blows air to an end faces of the stacked sheets; a feeding roller that is pressed against an upper surface of an... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100104339 - Sheet processing apparatus, automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus: In a sheet processing apparatus that includes an acting portion to exert an action on a sheet, and at least one of first and second carrying devices, the first carrying device is arranged on a downstream side of the acting portion and a lead edge of the sheet enters the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100104340 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus, the overall length of a heat generating resistor is set longer than the width of a recording paper, which is the greatest of widths of standard size recording papers that can be used on the image forming apparatus. An electrical resistance of an edge area... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100104341 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a main body of the image forming apparatus; a component of the image forming apparatus attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus; a medium re-feeding path formed in the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein a medium is turned over... Agent: Mots Law, PLLC

20100104342 - Printer and printing method: Provided is a printer capable of achieving its miniaturization and lightness. The printer includes: a roll accommodation unit (2) for retaining a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet (1) wound into a roll; a cutter unit (3) for cutting the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet (1); a printing/thermal activation unit having a printing thermal head... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq

20100098440 - Custom application fuser roller system: A fuser roller system, utilized with electrographic or xerographic copying or printing devices, multiple fuser rollers, each of which includes a machine readable device (MRD) having identification data. The system also includes at least one MRD reader and at least one computer having a database of fuser rollers. The system... Agent: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20100098441 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a toner-image forming unit, a photosensor, an information obtaining unit, and a toner-amount calculating unit. The toner-image forming unit forms a toner image on the image carrier with toner. The photosensor detects a toner area where the toner is sticking to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100098442 - Waste developer collecting unit and image forming apparatus having the same: Disclosed is a waste developer collecting unit of an image forming apparatus that can include a casing configured to store waste developer, an auger rotatably disposed inside the casing and configured to move the waste developer around inside the casing, a detection unit configured to detect a load applied to... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100098443 - Image forming apparatus and method: An image forming apparatus is provided, which forms an image by causing color material to adhere onto a print medium. The apparatus comprises a measurement component configured to measure an output density gradation characteristic of the apparatus, and a calculation component configured to calculate a color material consumption according to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098444 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method and image processing apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a laser array in which n light emitting sources are arrayed, an image-input converting unit configured to create, for each of channels of the laser array, a recording pattern for executing PWC from input image data and extract recording patterns of an nth channel and... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20100098445 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for printing an image on a continuous print medium includes an image processing unit for converting print data received to image data printable; a developer image forming unit for forming a developer image using specific developer according to the image data; a transfer unit for transporting... Agent: Kazunao Kubotera Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20100098446 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image carrier, a writing device to irradiate a charged surface of the latent image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image, a writing device control unit to control the writing device,... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20100098447 - Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus includes a developing chamber an agitating chamber, a first conveying screw which is arranged in the developing chamber and coveys developer from one end to the other end of the first chamber, a second conveying screw which is arranged in the agitating chamber and conveys developer... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098448 - Electrophotographic apparatus having fuser temperature control and corresponding methods: Disclosed are a method of forming images on media in an electrophotographic apparatus, and corresponding electrophotographic apparatus. The method includes measuring a temperature of the media with a sensor after the toner particles have been fused to the media, and controlling a temperature of the heater device with a controller... Agent: Prass LLP

20100098449 - Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the information processing apparatus, and storage medium: An apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set binding processing for binding a part of the document data including data of plurality of pages as a partial binding set for the document data, and a display control unit configured to display a setting verification image for verifying a status... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100098450 - Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and job processing method for the same: An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire configuration information for each of a plurality of paper feed units including type and number of sheets of paper capable of storage in each paper feed unit, a generation unit configured to, based on type and number sheets of... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100098451 - Image forming apparatus: A high-voltage circuit board and a main circuit board are arranged on the outer side surface of a left frame, and a conveyance path is provided so as to downwardly incline from a feed position near the uppermost part of the outer peripheral surface of a paper feed roller, toward... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100098452 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus and cartridge support member: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a main frame, and a tray being movable between an inner side position located inside of the main frame and an outer side position located outside of the main frame while supporting process cartridges. The tray has, in its interior, hollow portions through which... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098453 - Charge roller cleaning member for use in media processing device: A segmented cleaning member for removing particulate from a charge roller of a media processing device. The cleaning member in one embodiment includes a substrate and an open-cell foam cleaning pad disposed onto the substrate. The cleaning pad is segmented by a plurality of cuts into a plurality of longitudinal... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100098454 - Method and apparatus for life extension of oil contaminated intermediate transfer belts: A method and apparatus that uniformly distributes a material on an image transfer surface is disclosed. The apparatus may include a circulation mechanism to circulate an image transfer surface in a two-dimensional manner around an axis and a retractable blade which is movable between a smoothing position contacting the material... Agent: Prass LLP

20100098455 - Customer replaceable unit with high voltage power supply: A customer replaceable unit installable in a printing apparatus comprises a component requiring high voltage electric power for operation, a low voltage power input, and that cooperates with the low voltage power input in order to transform low voltage electric power from the low voltage power input into high voltage... Agent: Xerox Corporation C/o Wiggin And Dana LLP

20100098456 - Accommodating vessel and image forming device using the same: An accommodating vessel, which is detachably attached to a vessel receiving part of a casing of an image forming device to accommodate an image forming material, the accommodating vessel including: a vessel main body that includes a tubular part; a cover member that includes a fitted part; at least one... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100098457 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a cartridge, a main assembly including a positioner positioning the cartridge and an urger urging the cartridge to the positioner, a mover supporting the cartridge and movable between a pulled out position outside of the main assembly... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098458 - Organic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge: In the present invention, an objective is to provide an organic photoreceptor exhibiting extremely high moire resistance, but also to provide an organic photoreceptor capable of acquiring a high quality image to realize no generation of image defects such as black spots or the like. Also disclosed is an organic... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100098459 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes an opening provided to a main assembly of the apparatus; a first openable member movable between a closed position in which a first portion of the opening is closed and an open position in which the first... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098460 - Fixing device and image formation apparatus that efficiently removes residual toner on intermediate transfer belt: Disclosed is an image formation apparatus for forming an image by transferring, onto a recording sheet, a toner image that has been transferred from an image carrier onto an intermediate transfer belt 11, the image formation apparatus comprising: a cleaning member 91 that has electrical conductivity, that is provided on... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100098461 - Reducing toner leaks using internal support: To prevent the developer housing of a toner cartridge from flexing and thereby causing toner leaks, one or more support ribs are added internally to the developer housing, near the developer roll opening to prevent housing flexure. The support rib is designed to not impede toner flow, or movement and... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100098462 - Method of preparing toner using micro-suspension particles and toner prepared using the method digital image data: A method of preparing a toner using a micro-suspension particle, includes preparing a mixture by mixing a resin having acidic groups, a master batch of coloring pigment, and at least one additive with an organic solvent, and then neutralizing the acid groups of the resin with a base; forming a... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20100098463 - Developing device and image forming device: A developing device has: a developer housing chamber in which developer is housed; a developer holding member holding developer by magnetic force; a partitioning wall having an overlapping region that, in a transparent plan view, is positioned upward of the developer holding member and overlaps the developer holding member in... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100098464 - Toner carrying roller, developing device, and image forming apparatus: A toner carrying roller in which a plurality of concave parts are arranged on a surface of a roller base member having a cylindrical shape, includes: an abrasion protection layer formed on the surface of the roller base member; and a charging layer formed on a surface of the abrasion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100098465 - Image forming apparatus: In the image forming apparatus of this invention, a bending habit is applied to a PET sheet by a heating iron to form an end mylar into an L shape. In a full-color mode, the end mylar presses an end of an intermediate transfer belt while being elastically deformed. In... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100098466 - Intermediate transfer member and image formation apparatus: The invention provides an intermediate transfer member which is excellent in transferability and adhesion property and exhibits superior durability (releasability, resistance to lack of line images and cracking resistance) even after being used or aged under a severe environment over a long period of time and an image forming apparatus... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100098467 - Fusing device and image forming apparatus having the same: A fusing device includes a heating unit which provides heat for fixing toner on paper, a pressure unit which is aligned with the heating unit, and which provides pressure for fixing the toner onto the paper. The fusing device further includes a heat applying unit that heats the surface of... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100098468 - Fusing device and image forming apparatus employing the same: Disclosed are a fusing device and an image forming apparatus employing the fusing device. The fusing device includes a belt having a closed loop configuration, a first roller rotatably disposed inside the loop defined by belt. The first roller includes heat absorbent layer. The fusing device further includes a second... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100098469 - Fusing unit, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling the same: Disclosed are fusing unit, an image forming apparatus employing the fusing unit and a method of controlling the same. The fusing unit disclosed herein includes a heating belt having a non-conductive outer surface and a pressing roller that allows a print medium to be in a pressing contact with the... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100098470 - Cleaning device and image forming apparatus: A cleaning device includes: a cleaning blade which removes liquid developer including toner particles and carrier liquid by bringing a contact corner portion constituted by a first surface and a second surface into contact with a cleaned body which is rotated or circulated while holding the liquid developer; a blade... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100098471 - Sheet conveying apparatus, belt drive apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying path for conveying a sheet, an optical displacement sensor that detects displacement of the sheet, and a calculating unit that calculates a movement index value indicating moving distances of the sheet in a conveying direction and a direction perpendicular thereto based on an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100098472 - Copier, automatic document feeder for use therein, image scanning device, and method of copying: A copier includes an image scanning device having an ADF, and an image forming device having a duplex printing function that forms an image first on a back side surface of recording medium. The ADF includes an original tray, a separation unit, a first double-surface path, a second double-surface path,... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20100098473 - Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus: In a sheet conveying apparatus according to the present invention, a guide unit is rotatably disposed in an apparatus body. The sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying portion which is disposed in the guide unit in such a manner as to be movable relatively to a cover and conveys the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100092187 - Method of initializing new consumable part according to replacement of old consumable part in image forming apparatus, and image forming apparatus and system for performing the method: A method of initializing an amount of use of a new consumable part according to replacement of an old consumable part and an image forming apparatus and system for performing the method, the method involves, when the old consumable part is replaced by the new consumable part excluding a memory... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20100092188 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a problem-occurrence determining unit, a problem-occurrence area determining unit, and a notifying unit. If the problem-occurrence determining unit determines that a problem has occurred in an image forming process, the problem-occurrence area determining unit determines whether the problem is caused by a toner filling process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100092189 - Image forming apparatus, sheet-feed control method, and computer program product: A sheet is placed on a sheet feed unit. A main-scanning sensor detects first detection information for identifying a sheet size in a main-scanning direction and a sub-scanning sensor detects second detection information for identifying a sheet size in a sub-scanning direction. A sheet sensor detects presence of the sheet... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100092190 - Paper sheet recognizing method and apparatus: The present invention provides a paper sheet recognizing apparatus for recognizing paper sheets having different sizes and colors for each type, by using a sensing unit including a line sensor that detects a light quantity of reflected light or transmitted light obtained by irradiating a paper sheet being transported with... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100092191 - Dynamic process control for image printing devices in the presence of reload defects based on customer image content: A method and system for controlling an image printing system in the presence of reload defects are provided. The method comprises placing toner images on an image bearing surface moving in a process direction, determining the density of the toner image or a portion thereof being printed on the image... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Xerox Corporation

20100092192 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus in which a DC bias is applied to charge a photosensitive drum, when a charge eliminating device is in deterioration or failure, there are some cases where a proper charging is not made, and thus poor imaging occurs. A DC bias is applied to a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100092193 - Method for controlling image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus that previously rotates a polygonal mirror drive motor before starting a job and forms a latent image by using an optical scanning unit including the polygonal mirror drive motor is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control such that, in... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100092195 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a rotary-type developing device and a development control device. The developing device includes a rotation holding member and plural developing units mounted on the rotation holding member. The rotation holding member is configured to stop rotating so that any of the developing... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100092194 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus and a control method of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive medium, a charger to charge the photosensitive medium, an exposing unit to expose light to the photosensitive medium to form a latent image on the photosensitive medium, a developing unit... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20100092196 - Developing cartridge and image forming apparatus using the same: A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image of a photoconductor with a toner; and a developing tank for storing the toner to be supplied to the developing roller, the developing tank including: a toner receiving port for receiving the toner to be stored; a... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100092197 - 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

20100092198 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus has a control unit that outputs the state of a belt member on the basis of the result of detection by a toner image detecting unit, of a toner image formed by a developing unit in a charged region of an image bearing member charged by... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100092199 - Hybrid multi-zone fusing: A fusing system and a method of operating the fusing system, including a first heating zone to heat marking material and a substrate using a non-condensing heat source to less than a target temperature; and a second heating zone to heat the marking material and the substrate to about the... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom/parc

20100092200 - Optimization of reload performance for printer development systems with donor rolls: A method creates a printing image charge on a photoreceptor printing region of a photoreceptor within a printing apparatus and, simultaneously with the creating of the printing image charge, charges source patches on the photoreceptor outside the photoreceptor printing region. The method then transfers developer material from a donor roll... Agent: Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC Frederick W. Gibb, Iii, Esq.

20100092201 - Paper profile and reading systems: Methods, systems, computer readable media and other means for generating a profile for a particular type of media are provided. The profile represents a set of preferred printing parameters to be used to achieve a target print quality for a reference printing device. The profile may be used by other... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20100092202 - Multi-arrange able and image forming apparatus: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to fix a developer image to a sheet material and to output it, an output sheet material holding section to hold the sheet material to which the developer image is fixed, and a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20100092203 - Charging device for using scorotron charging mechanism and image forming device comprising the charging device: A charging device is provided. The charging device includes a shield, a discharging part disposed inside the shield, a grid formed at an open end of the shield. The charging device further includes a power supply unit supplying charging power while maintaining the voltage difference between the discharging part and... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100092204 - Photoconductor unit with charge roll wiper for an image forming device: A photoconductor unit for forming a toner image in an image forming device is disclosed. The photoconductor unit comprises a photoconductor drum, a charge roller and a first charge roller wiper. The photoconductor drum receives toner particles for forming the toner image that is transferred onto a media sheet. The... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100092206 - Developing device: A developing device includes a developer carrier which carries a developer, a developing unit housing which rotatably supports the developer carrier, a side seal member which comes into slidable contact with both ends of the developer carrier, a sheet-like elongated seal member which extends in the axial direction of the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100092205 - Developing device and image forming device: A developing device used for forming a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image carrier in an image forming device, comprises a developer carrier roller which is rotationally driven, and a toner thin layer forming member which is brought into contact with the developer... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100092207 - Recycling method of toner container: A method is provided for recycling a toner container including a casing configured to house a toner, a sleeve protruding from the casing, and one cap with a brim to be bonded with a distal edge of the sleeve to be closed comprising: removing an area including an interface between... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20100092208 - Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus: A charge transport layer serving as a surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a charge transporting material, polyester resin A containing a siloxane moiety and at least one of polyester resin C and polycarbonate resin D. The content of a siloxane moiety in polyester resin A is not... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100092209 - Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus: A charge transport layer serving as a surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a polyester resin having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), as a binder resin; the content of a siloxane moiety... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100092210 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body that includes an image forming unit forming an image; a switching mechanism that switches a state of members between a contacting state and a non-contacting state, the members related to image formation by the image forming unit in the apparatus body; a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100092211 - System to produce a locking connection between a toner reservoir and a cover sealing the toner reservoir: In a method or system to produce a locking connection between a toner reservoir and a cover sealing the toner reservoir, first and second locking units are provided that are locked with one another after sealing the toner reservoir with the cover. The first locking unit is arranged at an... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20100092212 - Electrophotographic photosensitive body: Disclosed is an electrophotographic photosensitive body which is remarkably improved in pencil scratch resistance and wear resistance. Specifically disclosed is an electrophotographic photosensitive body wherein a polycarbonate resin having a structural unit (1) represented by the formula below is used as a binder resin for a photosensitive layer (or for... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100092213 - Oscillator device, optical deflector and image forming apparatus using the optical deflector: s

20100092214 - Optical printer head and image forming apparatus equipped with the same: The invention relates to an optical printer head 12 provided with one or a plurality of light emitting element array units 3. The light emitting element array unit 3 is provided with a circuit board 30, a base member 33 supporting the circuit board 30, and a plurality of light... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100092215 - Printing system with toner blend: An improved electrostatic printing method includes printing a first marking material, such as a fully colorized toner, and also printing a second marking material on the same area of the print substrate. The second marking material is a mixture of two toners, where at least one of the two toners... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20100092216 - Telescopic auger dispense drop tube: A toner transport apparatus for a printing system in which toner is moved from a toner container to a developer housing. The toner transport apparatus can accommodate different lengths and orientations between the toner container and the developer housing. The apparatus discloses a variable length component that expands or contracts... Agent: Prass LLP

20100092217 - Transferring unit and image forming apparatus including the same: Disclosed are a transfer unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The apparatus can include multiple members configured to carry developer associated with color images. The transfer unit can include multiple rollers each disposed to opposingly face a respective corresponding one of the members, a belt interposed between... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100092218 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a first rotary body; a second rotary body provided to face the first rotary body, wherein the first rotary body and the second rotary body form a nip portion by coming in contact with each other to rotate, at which a sheet bearing a toner... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100092219 - Fuser apparatus having fuser cleaner web and corresponding methods: Disclosed are methods of controlling a speed of a fuser cleaner web in a fuser apparatus, and the corresponding fuser apparatus. The method utilizes a fuser cleaner web for cleaning a fuser roll and being disposed between the fuser roll and a web nip roll, the fuser cleaner web being... Agent: Prass LLP

20100092220 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same: In a fixing device, a fixed member is fixedly provided inside a loop formed by a belt, and is pressed against a pressing rotary member via the belt to form a nip portion between the pressing rotary member and the belt to nip a recording medium bearing a toner image.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100092221 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus with heating member heated uniformly in circumferential direction: In a fixing device, a belt moves in a predetermined direction to heat and melt a toner image on a recording medium. A pressing rotary member is pressed against the belt to form a nip portion to nip and convey the recording medium bearing the toner image. A heating member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100092222 - Image formation apparatus and image formation method: An image formation apparatus includes: a developer retaining member that retains a liquid developer that contains toner particles and carrier liquid; a roller member that can be brought into contact with the developer retaining member at a position and distanced from the developer retaining member at another position; a cleaning... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100092223 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a developing device for developing an electrostatic image formed on said photosensitive member into a toner image; a transfer charger for transferring a toner image from said photosensitive member onto an image receiving member; a non-rotational brush and a rotatable brush for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100092225 - Duplex printer with internal hard drive: A duplex color printer includes a body defining a plurality of docking bays for receiving color ink cartridges; a pair of print engines mounted within the body in an opposed manner to define a print media feed path therebetween, each print engine comprising at least one printhead coupled in fluid... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20100092224 - Simultaneous duplex digital printer: A duplex printer includes a pair of print engines, each print engine comprising at least one printhead and one transfer roller for receiving ink ejected from the at least one printhead; a pair of print media trays provided upstream and downstream of the pair of print engines, each print media... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20100092226 - Controlled velocity decoupling device for improved media registration at transfer: A controlled velocity decoupling device for improved media registration at transfer in a reprographic device includes a one-way clutch in a drive roll of a registration subsystem to decouple velocities between the registration subsystem and a charge retentive surface. The one-way clutched drive roll prevents the formation of a buckle... Agent: Williams A. Henry , Ii

20100086316 - Method and apparatus for corotron cleaning management in an image production device: A method and apparatus for corotron cleaning management in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving an input from the corotron cleaning counter, determining if the corotron cleaning counter exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein if it is determined that the corotron cleaning counter exceeds the predetermined... Agent: Prass LLP

20100086317 - Image forming apparatus having improved serviceability: An image forming apparatus including maintenance function for maintaining the image forming apparatus at a given operating condition includes an operation screen unit. The operation screen unit is useable for conducting maintenance on the image forming apparatus. The maintenance is categorized into a service-maintenance work conductable by a service engineer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100086318 - Fixing jam detecting image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device that fixes a toner image onto a printing medium. The fixing device includes a fixing member heated by a heating device, a pressurizing member that freely rotatably pressure contacts the fixing member and creates a fixing nip that allows a printing medium... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100086319 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus includes a toner bottle, a supply unit that supplies toner from the toner bottle to a downstream side, a door that is openably provided to execute toner replenishment, an opening/closing sensor that senses opening/closing of the door, and a unit that renders the supply unit inoperable... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100086320 - Image forming apparatus: A first developer container having a toner supplying opening is provided in a developing unit. A toner concentration sensor is arranged downstream of the toner supplying opening to detect toner concentration in developer. A supply controlling unit is provided to determine an excess or a shortage in the amount of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100086321 - Dynamic photo receptor wear rate adjustment based on environmental sensor feedback: A xerographic marking engine adjusts a charging actuator value, such as an AC peak-to-peak voltage or an AC peak-to-peak current, based on a determined knee value, VKNEE, of a charge curve for an imaging apparatus photoreceptor within the xerographic marking engine and environmental sensor data. The environmental sensor data may... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20100086322 - Image forming apparatus: A supply control unit is configured to, in a successive image-forming operation, perform a process of successively generating a driving control pattern for a toner supply device based on image information of each page, and synthesizing an unused portion of the driving control pattern which is obtained by eliminating a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100086323 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a supplying section for supplying developer; a first developing roller including plural magnetic poles and a first sleeve arranged rotatable to the first developing roller; a second developing roller including plural magnetic poles and a second sleeve arranged rotatable to the second developing roller, the... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100086324 - Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods of fusing toner on media: Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods of fusing toner on media are disclosed. An embodiment of the fusers comprises a pressure roll including an outer surface; a continuous fuser belt including an inner surface and an outer fusing surface contacting the outer surface at a nip; and a heater disposed inside... Agent: Prass LLP

20100086325 - 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

20100086326 - Image heating device: An image forming apparatus comprising a heating rotating body which heats a toner image while nipping and conveying a recording material bearing the toner image, a fan which cools down the heating rotating body, and a duct adapted in such a manner that air which is blown by the fan... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100086327 - System for installing a continuous belt in a marking system: The belt is looped around the traveling roll on one of its ends and wound around the internal cartridge rolls on its other end. The belt will unwind from around these internal cartridge rolls as the traveling roll moves away from these cartridge rolls.... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20100086328 - Organic photoreceptor, manufacturing method of organic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus and process cartridge: An organic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer, an electric conductive support, and a protective layer is disclosed, in which the protective layer comprises a composition produced by reacting metal oxide particles having a reactive organic group and an anti-oxidant. A production method of the same, an image forming apparatus and... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100086329 - Laser scanning unit and image forming apparatus having the same: Disclosed herein are a laser scanning unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The laser scanning unit may include a polygon minor connected to a rotor of a driving motor, a member disposed opposite the rotor in the axial direction of a rotating shaft of the driving motor... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100086330 - Electrophotographic photosensitive body, process for manufacturing the same, and image forming apparatus provided with such electrophotographic photosensitive body: [Means for Solving Problems] The electrophotographic photosensitive body (2) has a cylindrical substrate (20), and a photosensitive layer (211) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the substrate (20). The substrate (20) has an identification code (20b) of the substrate (20) at its inner peripheral section. The process for manufacturing... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100086331 - Exposure head and image forming device: An exposure head includes a substrate through which light from light-emitting elements provided on a first surface of the substrate penetrates from the first surface to a second surface. A rod lens array is provided on the second surface of the substrate to image the light from the second surface.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100086332 - Image forming device with downsizing arrangement of fixing device: An image forming device includes a frame, a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a transfer roller, a heating roller, a backup roller, a peeling claw, and a protection member. The photosensitive drum has a surface on which a latent image is formable. The developing roller develops the latent image to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100086334 - Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same: A fixing device includes a fixing nip and a guide member to guide a recording medium transported through a recording media transport pathway to the fixing nip, disposed upstream from the fixing nip in a direction in which the recording medium is transported and facing an unfixed-image side of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100086333 - Fixing unit and image forming apparatus having the same: Disclosed is a fixing unit of an image forming apparatus, the fixing unit including a first roller; a second roller which forms a nip together with the first roller; and a nip adjuster which is provided in at least one end part of the first roller and includes a restrictive... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20100086335 - Image heating apparatus: An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating magnetic flux; a belt member, including an electroconductive layer for generating heat by the magnetic flux generated from the coil, for heating an image on a recording material by the heat generated by the electroconductive layer; a first pressing member contactable... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100086336 - Toner fixing apparatus and electrophotographic printing device: A toner fixing apparatus characterized by provision of a provisional fixing portion provided with a provisional fixing component having an infrared heater irradiating infrared radiation onto a printed surface of the web and a main fixing portion provided downstream in the web flow in the provisional fixing portion and nipping... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100086337 - Waste toner cartridge processing equipment: In a waste toner cartridge processing equipment (100) including a crushing means (303) for crushing a waste toner cartridge (101) and extracting various materials (106 to 108) constituting the waste toner cartridge, the crushing means (303) performs crushing while spraying water (104).... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20100086338 - Transfer control mechanism for printer and transfer control method: A conveyance control mechanism for a printer including an image forming unit forming an image on a sheet being conveyed on a conveyance route, includes a curl detector configured to detect a curl of the sheet conveyed on the conveyance route, in an upstream of the image forming unit on... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20100080572 - Printing device, printing system, and computer usable medium therefor: A printing apparatus connectable with an external storage device is provided. The printing apparatus includes a printer unit to execute a printing operation to print an image in a current print job, a print log provider to provide a print log, which indicates a record of the printing operation for... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy &presser, P.C.

20100080573 - Image forming apparatus for checking connection status of developing unit and method thereof: An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a multiplexer (MUX) which is able to be connected to at least one developer supplier, at least one pull-up resistor which is connected in parallel to at least one connection line between the at least one developer supplier and the MUX, and... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100080574 - Printing device with sensor for output tray: To solve the problem of incorrect jam recovery, a printer is equipped with one or more sensors to detect the number of sheets outputted to the output tray(s) of the printer. The number of sheets outputted to the tray(s) for a print job is counted, and compared to the number... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20100080575 - Method for processing paper jam in image forming apparatus having at least one option cassette, and image forming apparatus that performs the method: An image forming apparatus including at least one option cassette, and a paper jam handling method performed in the image forming apparatus are provided. The paper jam handling method includes the operations of detecting whether paper jam occurs in the image forming apparatus, checking whether paper sheets exist on a... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20100080576 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier, a developing unit to develop a latent image on the image carrier with developer including toner and carrier, a developer bearing member, a first detector to detect a toner adhesion amount per unit area of a toner image developed by the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100080577 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a carrier; a forming device configured to form a mark on the carrier; a sensor including a light emitting device and a light receiving device, the light emitting device being configured to emit light toward the carrier, and the light receiving device being configured to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080578 - Image forming apparatus and waste powder transporting method: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms an image on a recording medium; a storage container that is detachably and attachably provided and that stores waste powder having been discarded and transported from the image forming section; a first transporting section that transports, from the image... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080580 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section forming an image on a recording medium; first and second storing containers attachably and detachably provided and storing waste powder discarded from the image forming section; a first discharging part allowed to be shut off and discharging the waste powder to... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080579 - Image forming apparatus and apparatus: The image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section forming an image on a recording medium; an attachable and detachable storing container storing waste powder discarded and transported from the image forming section; a transport path for transporting the waste powder; a first discharging part allowed to be shut off... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080581 - Image-forming device: In the image-forming device, the second driving force is transmitted from each input coupling to the corresponding output coupling to rotate the corresponding photosensitive drum when each input coupling is positioned at a predetermined position for the corresponding output coupling. The first detecting unit and the second detecting units detect... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080582 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an alternative printing unit. The alternative printing unit performs alternative printing of a black image by mixing images of color materials of three colors of cyan, yellow, and magenta. The alternative printing unit includes a color material amount control unit that controls amounts of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100080583 - Image forming apparatus and method for correcting color registration error thereof: Disclosed are an image forming apparatus capable of correcting a color registration error and a method for correcting the color registration error. The image forming apparatus can include an image receptor, a light scanning unit having a plurality of light sources and one or more beam deflectors, a developing unit,... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20100080588 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes first and second image supporting members; first and second developer supporting members for forming a first developer image in a first color and a second developer image in a second color, respectively; first and second transfer members for transferring the first developer image and the... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20100080586 - Method for adjusting transfer voltage controls based on environmental conditions to improve print quality in a direct transfer image forming device: 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 and account for temperature... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100080585 - System and method for adjusting selected operating parameter of image forming device based on selected environmental conditions to control white vector: A system for adjusting a selected operating parameter of an image forming device to control white vector based on selected environmental conditions includes an image forming station having a photoconductive surface with a latent image formed by discharged areas leaving non-discharged areas different from the discharged areas, a sensor mechanism... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100080587 - System and method for adjusting selected operating parameters of image forming device based on selected environmental conditions to improve color registration: A system for adjusting selected operating parameters of an image forming device to improve color registration based on selected environmental conditions includes a first image forming station to print a first registration mark on a substrate, a second image forming station to at least partially erase the first registration mark... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100080584 - Transfer print voltage adjustment based on temperature, humidity, and transfer feedback voltage: An electrographic image forming device may use a feedback loop to determine environmental conditions and accordingly set one or more operating parameters. The device may detect a resistance/capacitance characteristic of a feedback loop comprising an interface between a first component and a second component of an image forming unit. The... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20100080590 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, a sheet feeder that feeds the sheet to the image forming unit, a detector that detects a width of the sheet, a setting unit that is operated by a user to input a width... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20100080589 - Transfer device and image forming apparatus: A transfer device includes: a first transfer unit that transfers a developer image formed on an image carrier to an intermediate transfer member; a second transfer unit that transfers the developer image on the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium; and a control unit that controls at least one... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080591 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member on which a toner image is to be formed; a transferring device for transferring the toner image onto a transfer material at a transfer position; a separating member, disposed downstream of the transfer position with respect to a rotational direction... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080593 - Image formation device and image formation method: An image formation device for forming an image on a print medium by an electrophotographic process comprises a photosensitive body on which a developer image to be transferred to the print medium is formed by the electrophotographic process including charging of the photosensitive body, a charging unit which includes a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100080592 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes plural electrostatic latent image holding bodies that hold, on surfaces thereof, electrostatic latent images to be developed with developers of multiple colors, respectively, plural electrification control units that face the electrostatic latent image holding bodies and charge or discharge the surfaces of the electrostatic latent... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100080594 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image carrier; and an exposure head having light-emitting elements configured to emit light beams and form beam spots on the latent image carrier and image forming optical systems configured to form images of light beams emitted from the light-emitting elements arranged in a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100080595 - Image forming apparatus, developing method, and image forming method: An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image carrier on which a latent image is formed; a charging unit that charges the latent image carrier; an exposing unit that exposes the latent image carrier charged by the charging unit and forms the latent image; a developing unit including a developer... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20100080596 - Adaptive transfer performance regulation by feedback and control: An adaptive approach is described that maximizes xerographic transfer efficiency, i.e. minimizes post toner image transfer residual mass, in response to changes in operational conditions, variations in material, and/or changes in other factors that may otherwise adversely affect xerographic transfer efficiency. The described approach may be used during a set... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20100080597 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer roller that can be separated from an intermediate transfer belt. When an operational mode is switched from a multicolor mode to a mono-color mode, the image forming apparatus changes a rotational speed of the intermediate transfer belt to a level slower than a... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100080598 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus capable of improving the reliability of intermediate transfer belt shift control and attaining a high quality image. The image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt onto which a toner image is transferred and formed, a shift position detecting sensor that detects a shift position of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20100080599 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus has a heat member for heating an unfixed image and is configured so that a longitudinal center of the heat member becomes a conveyance center of the recording material, the image forming apparatus including a central portion temperature detection part adjacent to the conveyance center, an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080600 - Collection container, cleaning unit, and image forming apparatus capable of collecting waste toner efficiently: A collection container for collecting and containing waste toner includes a leveling member, a detector, and at least one inlet. The leveling member levels the waste toner contained in the collection container. The detector detects an amount of the waste toner contained in the collection container. The leveling member levels... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100080601 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes: a carrier; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the carrier using colorant, the image including a pattern; a pattern sensor configured to detect the pattern formed on the carrier; a cleaner configured to perform cleaning of the carrier; and a residue... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080602 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier carrying a latent image, a charging device uniformly charging a surface of the image carrier, an exposure device performing, in accordance with image data, an exposure operation on the charged image carrier surface to write the latent image, a development device supplying... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100080603 - Method of forming registration mark and image forming apparatus: A method of forming registration marks and an image forming apparatus are provided. The registration mark includes two first patterns and one second pattern on an image carrier. The method includes: forming two first patterns on the image carrier; and forming a second pattern on the image carrier between the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080604 - Image forming apparatus to control noise and method thereof: Provided is an image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same. When an external power is supplied to a heating resistance member of a fusing unit in the image forming apparatus that is in a standby mode, a power supply unit supplies an internal power to a different... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20100080605 - Wiring structure for an electrical device and an image forming apparatus equipped with such a wiring structure: A wiring structure of an image forming apparatus includes a main body frame; a cylindrical motor disposed on the main body frame and having a cylindrical surface, an end surface, and a peripheral edge between the cylindrical surface and the end surface; a wire routed near the motor and along... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20100080606 - Developing unit and image forming apparatus comprising same: A developing unit includes a unit main body having an internal space defined by a predetermined frame and capable of supplying a developer to the outside while agitating the developer within the internal space, a unit-side cooling duct attached to the unit main body, and a duct connecting member connecting... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20100080607 - Developer storage container and image forming apparatus provided therewith: To a lower part of a housing 20 of a development unit 3a, a cover 21 is detachably fitted by using snap fittings 40. To a fitting surface 41a of the housing 20 and a fitting surface 41b of the cover 21, sponges 43a and 43b, respectively, are attached and... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20100080608 - Developing device and image forming apparatus including the same: An embodiment of a developing device may include a housing, magnetic developer, and a developer bearing member. In some embodiments, the developer bearing member may include a magnet member. The magnet member may allow the developer to remain in the housing. A developer regulating member may be positioned proximate the... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20100080610 - Developing cartridge that includes member to be pressed by image-bearing-member cartridge: A process cartridge includes an image bearing member cartridge and a developing cartridge detachably installed in the image bearing member cartridge. The image bearing member cartridge has a pair of first and second side plates, a latent image bearing member, and a pressure member. The developing cartridge has a pair... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy &presser, P.C.

20100080611 - Developing roller, developing roller production method, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus: A developing roller is provided which supplies a toner to a photosensitive member to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member. The developing roller has a surface layer which includes carbon black and a polyurethane resin. The polyurethane resin has a specific structure. The surface layer has... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080614 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus in the state that cartridge is detachably mounted to a main assembly of the apparatus, the apparatus includes a cartridge supporting member movable between an inside position in the main assembly and an outside position outside the main assembly when a cartridge is mountable thereto... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080615 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a developing cartridge including a developing roller for developing a latent image formed on the drum, a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer to be used by the developing roller to develop the electrostatic latent image, and a developing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080612 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of detachable unit components and a frame assembly to hold the detachable unit components in predetermined positions in the image forming apparatus. The frame assembly includes a pair of metal frames and a pair of resin frames,... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100080609 - Image forming apparatus and process cartridge: The invention provides an image forming apparatus, comprising: an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, and a cleaning unit; the electrophotographic photoreceptor having an outermost layer containing a charge transporting material and at least one curable resin selected from... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100080616 - Image forming apparatus and process cartridge: An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable photosensitive member; an exposure member, which includes a plurality of blinking units arranged in an axial direction of the photosensitive member, and which exposes the photosensitive member; a pair of spacing members that holds a space between the photosensitive member and the exposure... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy &presser, P.C.

20100080613 - Method for attaching charging wire, method for manufacturing process cartridge, and process cartridge: The disclosed is a method for attaching a charging wire. At first, a first end of a charging wire is locked to a wire locking portion of a process frame, and portion of a torsion spring shaped wire electrode is engaged with a second end of the charging wire. Thereafter,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080617 - Color electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus wherein cartridges are detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, includes a supporting member for supporting the cartridge, movable between an inside position and an outside position; an outer wall; an opening provided in the outer wall, the opening being... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080619 - Color electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein a plurality of cartridges is detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus, includes a cartridge supporting member movable between an inside position which is inside the main assembly and an outside position which is outside the main assembly, supporting the cartridges,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080618 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material in the state that cartridge is detachably mounted to a main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising an opening; a cartridge supporting member linearly movable through the opening between an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080620 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus which forms an image with an image forming section includes: a casing in which the image forming section is arranged; a cover which is displaceably attached to the casing; a first elastic portion which is elastically deformable, and which is provided on one of the casing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080621 - Process cartridge: A process cartridge includes a cylindrical image carrier, a developing roller, a process case, and a cover removably fitted to the process case. The image carrier and the developing roller are relatively movable in the process case between a contact position in which the image carrier contacts the developing roller... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080622 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material in a state in which a drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum is detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus and in a state in which a developing cartridge including a developing roller for developing with... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080623 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a cartridge supporting member movable between an inside position inside the main assembly of the apparatus and an outside position outside the main assembly, a light source, a light guide member, on the cartridge supporting member, for guiding the light from the light source... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080624 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge including an electrophotographic photosensitive member drum; a developing cartridge including a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum using a developer;... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080625 - Image forming apparatus with improved housing panel structural strength: In an image forming apparatus, a moving member is provided with a first engagement member. A lever is provided with a second engagement member to engage and disengage the first engagement member provided in the moving member. The lever moves between a predetermined first position and a second position different... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100080627 - Color electrophotographic image forming apparatus: A color image forming apparatus to which cartridges are detachably mountable includes a cartridge supporting member movable between a set position and an outside position; a driving source; a driving member provided opposite to the driving source through the cartridge supporting member, a first driving force transmission member for transmitting... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100080626 - Multicolor image uniformity by reducing sensitivity to gear train drive non-uniformity: A method and system for printing documents using a variety of gear arrangements and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for printing image elements within a document to minimize print artifacts by reducing sensitivity to gear train drive non-uniformity.... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson, Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20100080628 - Scorotron apparatus for charging a photoconductor: An apparatus (100) useful in charging a photoconductor in printing is disclosed. The apparatus can include a scorotron insulator (200) having a longitudinal axis, where the scorotron insulator can have a first insulator end at one end of the longitudinal axis and a second insulator end at an opposite end... Agent: Prass LLP

20100080629 - Method for manufacturing toner, toner, developer, developing apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A method for manufacturing a toner is provided. In a fine resin particle adhering step S1b, fine resin particles adhere to toner base particle surfaces in a powder passage. In a spraying step S3c, flowing toner base particles and fine resin particles are sprayed with a substance in liquid form... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100080630 - Agitating member and developing cartridge: In order to provide an agitator having a wiper made of a resiliency deformable material, an agitator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body and a resiliently deformable plate-like member. The main body has a placing surface, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion protruding... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy &presser, P.C.

20100080631 - Heat transmission member included image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for transferring and superimposing toner images formed on plural image bearers onto an endless intermediate transfer member in an electric field created between the plural image bearers and plural semi conductive transfer members internally contacting the endless intermediate transfer member. The image forming apparatus includes a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100080632 - Transfer charger and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides a transfer charger which provides an intermediate transfer belt with a sufficient transfer efficiency, does not wear in contact with an inner surface of the intermediate transfer belt, has a low frictional property, and is excellent in its friction stability and an image-forming apparatus. A transfer... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20100080633 - Xerographic fusing system: There is disclosed an improved fuser cleaning system in which a strip of flexible material, including first second and third portions, is fed from a source roll to a take-up roll in such a manner that a fuser roll is cleaned or oiled. A first detectable mark may be disposed... Agent: Prass LLP

20100080634 - Fixing device and fixing method, and image forming apparatus: Provided is a fixing device capable of preventing occurrence of a hot-offset phenomenon even with use of a low-temperature fixable toner. In the fixing device, the first, second heater lamp heats the first, second fixing belt to a predetermined temperature which is higher than or equal to the melting point... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100080635 - Photosensitive cartridge and image forming apparatus: A photosensitive cartridge includes a frame; a photosensitive drum; a drum gear; a cleaning roller; and a cleaning gear, which is provided at one end portion of the cleaning roller, which meshes with the drum gear, and which rotates integrally with the cleaning roller by a force from the drum... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy &presser, P.C.

20100080636 - Coated-core cleaner blades: A coated-core cleaner blade has a core comprising a first material and a coating surrounding the core. The coating comprises a second material that is different than the first material. Further, the core (first material) is rigid compared to the coating (second material). Therefore, the first material has a first... Agent: Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20100080637 - Image forming apparatus and waste powder transporting method: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section including first and second image forming parts each forming a toner image by using an image forming unit to be mounted, the first and the second image forming parts being inhibited from forming respective toner images if an image forming unit... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080638 - Image forming apparatus, powder transporting apparatus and waste-powder transporting method: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section forming an image on a recording medium; first and second storage parts storing waste powder discarded from the image forming section; a transport path of the waste powder; first and second discharging parts provided on the transport path and discharging the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100080639 - Document feeder and document scanning device provided with the same: A document feeder includes a feed tray, a catch tray, a carrying path extending from the feed tray to the catch tray via a scanning position, a reversal path diverging from a point on the carrying path downstream relative to the scanning position and connecting to a point on the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080640 - Document feeder and document scanning device provided with the same: A document feeder configured to sequentially feed and eject document sheets so as to insert each document sheet under a stack of already-ejected document sheets. The document feeder includes a feed tray configured to be loaded with the document sheets to be fed, a catch tray configured to be loaded... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20100080641 - Image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus: An image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are supplied capable of adjusting binding margins per quire included in a quire book. In the image processing apparatus that has a setting section sets a quire page number of each quire; a size obtaining section obtains medium size information of... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP