| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012/0070225 |
HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SAFETY LOCK RING A connector assembly that can be used to connect a tension ring to a telescoping joint on a riser by using a lower set of hydraulically actuated dogs. A set of... |
| 2012/0070224 |
JOINT AND/OR BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTIC INTERMEDIATE LAYER A joint assembly (1) with a joint ball (4) through which an axle body (12; 112; 212; 312) extends. The joint ball (4) is mounted in and able to rotate relative... |
| 2012/0070223 |
PIVOTING BALL MOUNT HAVING FOUR EQUALLY SPACED CONTACT POINTS The present invention provides four essentially equal and (generally) evenly spaced constraints on the ball. It is the equivalent of a ball and socket joint in... |
| 2012/0070222 |
SHAFT COUPLING APPARATUS A shaft coupling apparatus is provided in which a cylindrically-shaped hole is provided on a leading end surface of a shaft, the hole having a central axis that... |
| 2012/0070221 |
PEN-LIKE APPLICATOR A pen-like applicator contains a pen shaft having a removable cap at a first end and at the other, second end, a delivery button that acts upon a reservoir for... |
| 2012/0070220 |
APPLICATORS FOR DISPENSING ADHESIVE OR SEALANT MATERIAL An applicator device for storing and dispensing an adhesive or sealant material, which are compatible with irradiation sterilization techniques, the applicator... |
| 2012/0070219 |
MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND
RECORDING MEDIUM A media processing device and control method for a media processing device enable accurately setting and detecting the home position of a carriage without using... |
| 2012/0070218 |
ILLUMINANT HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE A keyboard structure includes a light guide plate, a circuit board and a key sheet sequentially disposed on a reflecting sheet. A plurality of scattering and... |
| 2012/0070217 |
PRINT BAR LIFT AND METHOD In one embodiment, an assembly includes: a print bar; first and second guide rods oriented parallel to one another; a first bracket slidable along the first... |
| 2012/0070216 |
PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE A printer device connects a plurality of stations each having a plurality of data transmission control units which perform data transmission for respective... |
| 2012/0070215 |
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus comprises: a pair of first sheet ejecting rollers and a pair of second sheet ejecting rollers that eject a sheet on which an image is... |
| 2012/0070214 |
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMAGE FORMING An image forming apparatus in one embodiment includes: a first paper feeding control unit; a transfer unit that transfers a toner image onto a front surface or... |
| 2012/0070213 |
RECORDING MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A recording medium transporting device includes a shaft member that rotates when driving force is transmitted thereto, and that includes a pair of first flat... |
| 2012/0070212 |
DOCUMENT TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A document transporting device includes: a document-accommodating section; a transporting mechanism; a document-discharge section; a holding member that... |
| 2012/0070211 |
DOCUMENT TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A document transporting device includes: a document-accommodating-section; a transporting-mechanism; a feeding-member that feeds a document to the... |
| 2012/0070210 |
METHOD FOR COLLECTING WASTE TONER A method for collecting waste toner or developer in an electrophotographic printer includes collecting waste toner or developer in an electrophotographic... |
| 2012/0070209 |
SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING WASTE TONER A system for collecting waste toner or developer in an electrophotographic printer includes a waste collection tube for collecting waste toner or developer in... |
| 2012/0070208 |
INDUCTION HEATED MEMBER Exemplary embodiments provide an induction heating member including a substrate and a heating layer disposed on the substrate. The heating layer includes carbon... |
| 2012/0070207 |
Fuser for an Electrophotographic Imaging Device A fuser for an electrophotographic imaging device according to one embodiment includes a stationary pressure member having an elongated body with an outer... |
| 2012/0070206 |
DRIVING APPARATUS, FIXING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A driving apparatus is disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a driving mechanism which includes a moving drive gear, the moving drive gear being a drive... |
| 2012/0070205 |
FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing unit includes: a fixing member; a pressure member that rotates while being pressed onto the fixing member; a fixing portion that is a contact portion... |
| 2012/0070204 |
FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing unit includes: a support member; an endless-belt-like fixing member which is wound on the support member; a pressure member which rotates in a fixed... |
| 2012/0070203 |
REUSABLE TRANSFER ASSIST BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC MARKING
DEVICES As set forth herein, a reusable transfer assist blade (TAB) assembly includes a replaceable blade assembly that is locked into position between a clamp assembly... |
| 2012/0070202 |
ROLLER COMPONENT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A roller component includes a layer composed of a foamed rubber material including plural cells formed by gas, the layer being formed into a substantially... |
| 2012/0070201 |
DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A driving device includes a stretched member, and a first rotation member and a second rotation member that support the stretched member in a stretched manner.... |
| 2012/0070200 |
IMAGE SCANNER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ADJUSTING METHOD OF IMAGE
SCANNER An image scanner includes: a light source that irradiates, with light, a recording medium on which an image is formed; a light receiving portion that receives... |
| 2012/0070199 |
MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED FLAP SEAL A printer comprising a developer station for holding a supply of carrier particles, a rotating member which accumulates carrier particles during its rotation, a... |
| 2012/0070198 |
METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED FLAP SEAL A method for removing carrier buildup in a slotted scavenger electrode in a printer comprising magnetically attracting the carrier toward the slot, blocking the... |
| 2012/0070197 |
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS The image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a developing device, a transfer device, and a cleaning device. The... |
| 2012/0070196 |
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND TONER CARTRIDGE An image forming device has: a developing cartridge for developing an electrostatic latent image on an image carrying member and a toner cartridge. The... |
| 2012/0070195 |
DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME A developing apparatus for an image forming apparatus. In order to suppress toner scattering that may occur after a development operation has been halted for a... |
| 2012/0070194 |
Developing Device and Image Forming Apparatus Developing device supplying developer to developing roller, while causing developer to circulate in passage including first and second conveying passages in... |
| 2012/0070193 |
CHARGING MEMBER, PROCESS UNIT CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A charging member includes a conductive metal shaft and a conductive elastic layer. The conductive elastic layer comprises a rubber material containing 50% to... |
| 2012/0070192 |
ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTROSTATIC
CHARGING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD An electrostatic charging apparatus includes: an electrostatic charging member that has a discharge face causing discharge between the electrostatic charging... |
| 2012/0070191 |
DEVELOPMENT DEVICE ATTACHMENT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE
SAME An image forming apparatus includes a guide member to guide movement of a developing device receiving member, which receives a plurality of developing devices,... |
| 2012/0070190 |
PROCESSING CARTRIDGE The invention discloses a processing cartridge, which includes a powder tube, a sliding member and a mechanism for holding the sliding member, wherein the... |
| 2012/0070189 |
Image Forming Apparatus In an image forming apparatus, a support frame configured to support a plurality of cartridges each including a photoconductor is allowed to be pulled out from... |
| 2012/0070188 |
ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC
APPARATUS An electroconductive member excellent in durability even when applying direct current voltage over a long period of time is provided. Disclosed is an... |
| 2012/0070187 |
CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a process member including a shaft acting on an image bearing member;... |
| 2012/0070186 |
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a cartridge configured to store developer, a transfer member... |
| 2012/0070185 |
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus in a state that a cartridge is mounted to a mounting portion of a main assembly of the apparatus, includes a first opening, provided... |
| 2012/0070184 |
WINDING MEMBER, CARTRIDGE, AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLING METHOD A winding member winds a seal member that seals an opening of a developer storage unit. The winding member includes a first holding portion having a first... |
| 2012/0070183 |
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning member for cleaning a grid electrode of a corona charger and includes a sheet-like member for opening and closing... |
| 2012/0070182 |
Smell dilution unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
including the same A smell dilution unit includes: a blower fan; a duct which guides an external air introduced from the blower fan; and a deodorization unit which contains a... |
| 2012/0070181 |
Air Duct and Toner Cartridge Using Same A cartridge for containing toner material used in an image-forming device according to one example embodiment includes a developer roll, two J-seals that... |
| 2012/0070180 |
COOLING DEVICE, COOLING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A cooling device to cool an apparatus includes a heat receiver to receive heat from a hot portion of the apparatus using a coolant while contacting the hot... |
| 2012/0070179 |
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus, including an upper section including an image forming section to form an image on a recording sheet, a lower section arranged below... |
| 2012/0070178 |
POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUCH AS
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A voltage conversion unit converts alternating current voltage generated by an alternating current voltage generation unit into a predetermined output voltage.... |
| 2012/0070177 |
POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUCH AS
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A developing unit develops a latent image with a developing agent. A supply unit supplies, to the developing unit, a developing alternating current bias voltage... |
| 2012/0070176 |
IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS A control apparatus controls at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus connected downstream of the first image... |