Patents Examined by Saied Ebrahimi-dehKordy
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8203726
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, damage to the apparatus caused by power conduction at the time of installation is prevented. When initial adjustment at factory ends and service person moves the apparatus, a power switch is turned OFF. Using this OFF operation as a trigger, a control unit 100 reads specific information (information related to pre-processing before starting power supply to the apparatus), and displays the information on electronic paper 108.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Yuji Okamoto, Shuhji Fujii, Nobuyuki Ueda, Shinji Kato, Nobuyasu Yamada