Patents Assigned to Xerox
  • Publication number: 20070003109
    Abstract: A system for activating automated image quality diagnostic systems via a direct communication from the image-based control system is disclosed. The system includes a printing engine configured to intake electronic image input and to output tangible image output based on the electronic image input, an image-based measurement system configured to make measurements of image parameters associated with the tangible image output, and an automated compensation system configured to store nominal value parametric measurements for one or more image parameters measured by the image-based measurement system and to compare the nominal value measurements to related one or more parameters measured to determine anomalies in the output tangible image system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wencheng Wu, Meera Sampath
  • Publication number: 20070002567
    Abstract: A document illuminator includes a light-transmissive element having an embedded source of illumination fitted in a cavity formed therein. The light-transmissive element preferably has one or more optical notches and preferably is encased in an opaque surround to promote total internal reflection of the light rays emanating from the LED. The one or more optical notches may include a dual-V notch or an elliptical notch. The reflected light rays are collected at an aperture which in turn transmit light at high power and highly uniform illumination profile to illuminate a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Herloski, Douglas Proctor
  • Publication number: 20070001009
    Abstract: An information processing method using a terminal apparatus, including: applying light with a concentric ring-like interference fringe pattern on one of subjects by using a pointer provided in the terminal apparatus; detecting the interference fringe pattern by using a detector; calculating an optical axis of the pointer on the basis of a detection signal obtained from the detector; specifying attribute information of the subject on the basis of arrangement information of the subject intersected by the optical axis in the condition that arrangement information of the subjects and attribute information of the subjects are stored in a storage device in advance while the arrangement information of each subject and the attribute information of the subject are associated with each other; and displaying the attribute information of the specified subject on the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Yasuji Seko, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Shoji Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20070003741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate film for electrophotography including a substrate, a laminate layer formed on one surface of the substrate, and a non-laminate layer formed on the other surface of the substrate, wherein the non-laminate layer contains at least a resin and fine particles and satisfies the inequalities (1) 1.5?R?5; (2) 0.1?t<R; and (3) 7/R?n, wherein R represents a volume average particle diameter (?m) of the fine particles; t represents a thickness (?m) of the non-laminate layer; and n represents the number of the fine particles contained in the non-laminate layer per 10,000 square ?m in the substrate plane direction (particles/(100 ?m)2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kunio Sakurai, Tomoo Kobayashi, Kaoru Torikoshi
  • Publication number: 20070003298
    Abstract: Ememplary embodiments include systems and methods to operate an image forming apparatus including at least one or more images of an image reproduction job to be performed using the image forming apparatus and an image reproduction device having a useful life consumed by the image forming apparatus in performing the jobs. Exemplary embodiments include determining image information regarding one or more images for at least one image reproduction job; determining, for the image reproduction device, a remaining useful life of the image reproduction device; determining, for at least one job, and based on the remaining useful life of the image reproduction device, if that job can be performed based on the remaining useful life; generating, an alert notification if that job can not be completed in view of the remaining useful life; and conveying the alert notification to a user, wherein the image information includes fuser use information for reproducing the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark Amico
  • Publication number: 20070003322
    Abstract: A charge generating device comprising a discharge electrode; and a conductive shield comprising a nonconductive substrate coated with one or more materials selected from the group consisting of gold, platinum, lead, titanium and alloys thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: William Osbourne
  • Publication number: 20070003852
    Abstract: Cyanoresin polymer reaction products of a hydroxyl-containing polymers and acrylonitrile, where at least one side chain group of the cyanoresin polymer is a cyano group, and electropotographic imaging members containing cyanoresin polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Justin Galloway, Liang-bih Lin, Edward Savage, John Wilbert
  • Publication number: 20070002080
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus to perform an enlarging process for an original image constituted by C colors (C?2) includes a target color selecting unit that selects two target colors C1 and C2 for each local region of the original image, a sorting unit that sorts the local region on the basis of a layout of the target colors selected by the target color selecting unit, and a processing unit that determines pixel values after enlargement from the target colors C1 and C2 in accordance with a result of the sorting performed by the sorting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kanya Ishizaka
  • Publication number: 20070002342
    Abstract: Systems and methods of evaluating colors may include a print job source that includes at least one print job, the print job including information of at least one named color. The systems and methods may also include a specified desired state determining device configured to determine a desired state in which the named color in the print job may be reproduced. The systems and methods may also include a desired named color appearance determining device configured to determine a desired named color appearance of the named color in the print job that may be reproduced in the desired state. The systems and methods may also include a specified output device to output the print job. The systems and methods may also include an actual named color appearance determining device configured to determine an actual named color appearance of the named color in the print job that may be reproduced by the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Javier Morales, Michael Farrell
  • Publication number: 20070002428
    Abstract: A display medium for an electrophoretic display device includes a liquid system, at least one thermally reversible gelling agent, and at least one set of particles exhibiting a color. Inclusion of the gelling agent enables an image formed in the display device at an elevated temperature of about or above the melting point of the gelling agent to be fixed in a gel state, e.g., at temperature of about or below a gel point of the gelling agent. The image thus has stability, even in the absence of an applied electrophoretic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Nan-Xing Hu, Naveen Chopra, Man-Chung Tam, Peter Kazmaier
  • Publication number: 20070005392
    Abstract: A method for ordering one or more consumables for a device includes selecting one or more of the consumables used in the device to order using the device and submitting the order for the selected consumables using the device to one or more suppliers. A device for ordering one or more consumables for the device includes an ordering system in the device and a communication system in the device. The ordering system providing a menu of one or more of the consumables to select to place an order. The communication system submits the order for the selected consumables when completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Claremont, Erika Dabney
  • Publication number: 20070002107
    Abstract: In a phase-change ink image producing machine, better control flow of molten solid ink may be provided by a solid ink valve system including a valve plate with one or more valve ports, an umbilical connector, and a valve positioned between the valve plate and the umbilical connector. Ink flow between the valve plate and the umbilical connector may be asynchronously regulated by actuating the valve. Such actuation may be performed by heating and cooling the valve, by applying electric current to a coil that surrounds a valve element of the valve and to a wire provided in the valve element and/or by asynchronously actuating a valve associated with the valve port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Roger Leighton
  • Publication number: 20070003850
    Abstract: A curable resin composition for use as a constituting material of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprises: a phenolic resin; a charge transportable material having a reactive functional group; and at least one of an organic sulfonic acid and its derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Yamada, Katsumi Nukada, Masahiro Iwasaki, Kenji Yao
  • Publication number: 20070003856
    Abstract: Ultra low melt toner compositions with improved non-additive heat cohesion are disclosed. These toner compositions include toner particles comprising amorphous resins containing at least one unsaturated moiety, and when the toner particles are surface treated with a peroxy compound and optionally with a peroxy promoter compound, the surface of the toner particles is cross-linked to form a thin, robust shell. Processes for preparing the toner compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Valerie Farrugia, Guerino Sacripante, Michael Hawkins, Ke Zhou
  • Publication number: 20070003194
    Abstract: An optical module includes: a plurality of leads arranged in at least two lines, at least portions of the plurality of the leads being mounted on a circuit board; an optical semiconductor for emitting or receiving an optical signal; and a circuit portion connected to the optical semiconductor, for transmitting a pair of differential signals to or receiving a pair of differential signals from the circuit board through a pair of differential signal leads among the plurality of the leads. The pair of the differential signal leads are provided adjacent and in parallel to each other in one of the at least two lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ueno, Junji Okada, Kazuhiro Sakai, Osamu Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20070003302
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a printing device's tone reproduction curve, which may minimize contouring and help maximize the number of shades or colors available for an output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Howard Mizes
  • Publication number: 20070006050
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs determine a fault on a device using a diagnostic agent. The systems, methods, and programs determine at least one service information associated with the fault, assigning the service bulletin to the fault, and displaying the service information associated with the fault. The systems, methods, and programs also includes identifying at least one fault in a device connected to a server, transmitting service information to the device, determining whether service information stored on the server corresponds to the fault, and assigning the corresponding service information to the fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Susan Layer
  • Publication number: 20070003292
    Abstract: A control system and method of predicting how a machine will respond to occasional or periodic service, and adjusting the machine accordingly to account for the change in machine behavior due to the service, mitigates transients in machine performance. A prediction of the service effect is fed forward to the existing control system just prior to the occurrence of service in order to compensate for the service effect. This prediction is continually updated and refined using subsequent measurements of the effect of service on machine performance. More specifically, a controller monitors the process output variables indicative of the machine performance and adjusts machine inputs to achieve a desired level of machine performance. The controller monitors the process output variables indicative of the machine performance prior to, during, and immediately after the service and adjusts the machine inputs to compensate for the transients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jack Lestrange
  • Publication number: 20070003855
    Abstract: Toner particles, preferably emulsion aggregation toner particles, have improved relative humidity sensitivity through inclusion therein of silicate clay particles such as kaolin clay. The toner particles include a binder, preferably an acrylate-containing binder, at least one colorant, and silicate clay particles distributed in the binder. In a core-shell embodiment, the silicate particles are distributed in the core, the shell layer, or both. Developers of the toner in combination with carrier particles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Veregin, Daryl Vanbesien, Cuong Vong
  • Publication number: 20070003297
    Abstract: A closed-loop toner concentration adjustment system extends xerographic process control performance with a system and method including a first controller to adjust toner concentration (TC) in a developer of the imaging device to alter a DMA level of the imaging device, the TC being adjusted based on a TC target value; a second controller to adjust an electrostatic development field to alter the DMA level; and an adjustment logic device to adjust the TC target value based on adjustments made to the electrostatic development field. The first controller outputs a dispense amount to the developer based on a difference between a measurement of the actual TC and the TC target value, thereby adjusting the TC based on the dispense amount to the developer. The second controller adjusts the electrostatic development field based on a difference between a measurement of the actual DMA level and a DMA target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Hamby, Yongsoon Eun, Eric Gross, Lawrence Floyd, Joseph Mastrandrea