Patents by Inventor Shiping Ao

Shiping Ao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12346057
    Abstract: A process cartridge having: a photosensitive drum; a drum unit comprising the photosensitive drum; a developing roller configured to deposit toner on the photosensitive drum; a developing unit comprising the developing roller; an elastic component; a retaining component. The elastic component is configured to bias the developing unit, from developing position to separation position. When the developing unit is in the separation position and a first coupling member rotates, the retaining component is configured to move in response to rotation of the first coupling member, thereby causing a protrusion to disengage from a abutment part to allow the developing unit to move from the separation position to the developing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaomin Gong, Shiping Ao, Rongli Xu, Liangliang Hu
  • Publication number: 20250172902
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a process cartridge, comprising: a frame comprising a developing frame and a drum frame; a developing roller supported on the developing frame; a photosensitive drum supported on the drum frame; and a first coupling provided at a first end of the frame in a first direction, and being capable of receiving a driving force from the outside of the process cartridge to transmit the driving force to the developing roller, wherein a driving side cover is provided at one end of the drum frame in the first direction, a first avoidance opening is provided in the driving side cover to expose the first coupling to the outside of the process cartridge, and the first avoidance opening is communicated with the outside of the process cartridge in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Xiaomin GONG, Shiping AO, Rongli XU, Jun Li
  • Patent number: 12314000
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a process cartridge that has: a frame with a developing frame and a drum frame; a developing roller supported on the developing frame; a photosensitive drum supported on the drum frame; and a first coupling provided at a first end of the frame in a first direction, and being capable of receiving a driving force from the outside of the process cartridge to transmit the driving force to the developing roller. A driving side cover is provided at one end of the drum frame in the first direction, a first avoidance opening is provided in the driving side cover to expose the first coupling to the outside of the process cartridge, and the first avoidance opening is communicated with the outside of the process cartridge in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaomin Gong, Shiping Ao, Rongli Xu, Jun Li
  • Patent number: 12313985
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a developing cartridge. The developing cartridge, including: a housing; a developer roller extending in a first direction and at a front end of the housing in a second direction intersecting the first direction; an agitator; an input gear at a first end of the housing in the first direction; a developer roller gear at one end of the developer roller and configured to cause the developer roller to rotate; an agitator gear at one end of the agitator and configured to cause the agitator to rotate; at least two transmission gears connected between the input gear and the developer roller gear, wherein one of the at least two transmission gears contacts and meshes with the input gear; an agitator transmission gear is configured to transmit driving force to the agitator gear, wherein the agitator transmission gear contacts and meshes with the input gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Liu, Liangliang Hu, Shiping Ao
  • Publication number: 20250053116
    Abstract: A storage assembly is configured to be mounted in an imaging device having an electrical contact point, separately from a developing cartridge. The storage assembly has a chip configured to store information of the developing cartridge, the chip having an electrical contact surface; a holder configured to support the electrical contact surface; and an elastic component on the holder and configured to urge the electrical contact surface. The developing cartridge may have a rotatable developing roller extending in a first direction. The electrical contact surface may be configured to electrically connect to the electrical contact point. The holder may support the chip. The electrical contact surface may be spaced apart from the developing roller in the first direction when the storage assembly and the developing cartridge are mounted in the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shiping AO, Jian PENG, Yumin FU, Xiaomin GONG, Haifeng GU, Qingyong HU
  • Patent number: 12181828
    Abstract: A developing cartridge for detachable mounting in an imaging device having a power supply component has: a housing having a driving side and an opposite side of the driving side in a first direction; a developing roller rotatably supported by the housing, configured to be rotatable about an axis extending in the first direction; a supply roller rotatably supported by the housing and configured to convey a developer to the developing roller; a doctor blade supported by the housing and configured to control a thickness of a developer layer on the developing roller; a driving gear on the driving side and configured to receive driving force from outside the developing cartridge and rotate; a detected component located on the opposite side; a power receiving component on the opposite side. The power receiving component can touch the power supply component to receive power and is electrically connected to the doctor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Liu, Haifeng Gu, Shiping Ao, Liangliang Hu, Xiaomin Gong
  • Patent number: 12105443
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a developing cartridge, which is detachably mounted in an imaging device. The developing cartridge comprises: a housing; a developer roller configured to rotate about a developer roller axis extending in a first direction, and provided on a front end side of the housing in a second direction; a handle provided on a rear end side of the housing in the second direction, the rear end side being opposite to the front end side where the developer roller is located; a driving gear provided on a driving side of the housing in the first direction; an electrode with an electrical contact portion provided on a right end side of the housing in a left and right direction; a chip provided on the driving side of the housing of the developing cartridge; and a detected component provided on an opposite side of the driving side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Publication number: 20240272582
    Abstract: A process cartridge has a developing roller, a photosensitive drum, and the frame having a first frame rotatably supporting the developing roller and a second frame rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum. The first frame is movable relative to the second frame between a first position and a second position. The developing roller and the photosensitive drum are in contact at the first position and separated at the second position. A developing roller coupling member, a chip having an electrical contact surface and a separation protrusion with a force receiving surface at the lower end of the frame to receive a force to move the first frame from the first position to the second position. When the first frame is in the first position, a lower end of the force receiving surface is not lower than a lower end of the covering portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaomin GONG, Shiping AO, Wangbo NIE, Rongli XU
  • Publication number: 20240231255
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a developing cartridge. The developing cartridge, comprising: a housing; a developer roller extending in a first direction and at a front end of the housing in a second direction intersecting the first direction; an agitator; an input gear at a first end of the housing in the first direction; a developer roller gear at one end of the developer roller and configured to cause the developer roller to rotate; an agitator gear at one end of the agitator and configured to cause the agitator to rotate; at least two transmission gears connected between the input gear and the developer roller gear, wherein one of the at least two transmission gears contacts and meshes with the input gear; an agitator transmission gear is configured to transmit driving force to the agitator gear, wherein the agitator transmission gear contacts and meshes with the input gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaobing LIU, Liangliang HU, Shiping AO
  • Patent number: 12007706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a developing cartridge, the developing cartridge comprises: a developer roller that can rotate about an axis extending in a first direction; a housing having a developer accommodating portion that can accommodate a developer, including a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side in the first direction; an input gear disposed on the first side of the housing; and a chip assembly comprising a chip, which is mounted on the housing and located on the second side of the housing; wherein a developer filling port and a cap are further provided on the second side of the housing, developer can be filled into the developer accommodating portion through the developer filling port, the cap is used to seal the developer filling port so as to prevent the developer from leaking from the developer filling port, and wherein projection of at least a part of the chip assembly along the first direction is overlapped with overlaps projection of a part of the cap along the firs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Patent number: 11940755
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process cartridge detachably mounted to an image forming device having a tray and force applying components. The process cartridge has a process cartridge frame, a photosensitive unit, a developing unit rotatable relative to the photosensitive unit. The process cartridge frame has a driving side and a conductive side disposed oppositely along a length direction. The driving side has a first driving force receiving portion for rotating a photosensitive drum and a second driving force receiving portion for rotating a developing roller. The developing unit has a force receiving portion for receiving force of force applying components to rotate the developing unit relative to the photosensitive unit. When the process cartridge is pushed into to the image forming device, the force receiving portion move at least in a left-and-right direction and/or an up-and-down direction relative to the frame of the process cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Liangliang Hu, Shiping Ao, Fei Hu, Mei Yan, Junliang Qiu, Shaohua Chen, Shuangchun Yuan
  • Patent number: 11874628
    Abstract: A developing cartridge for an imaging device may include: a housing; a developer roller supported by the housing and configured to rotate about an axis of the developer roller; and a coupling gear on a first side of the housing and configured to rotate; a transmission rod configured to move in response to a rotation of the coupling gear, a first part of the transmission rod on the first side of the housing; a first protrusion movably mounted on a second side of the housing, and configured to move in response to a movement of the transmission rod; and a second protrusion on the first side of the housing, extending toward the second side of the housing, and the second protrusion comprising a guide surface configured to cause the transmission rod to move toward the second side of the housing in response to the rotation of the coupling gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Publication number: 20230185217
    Abstract: The present invention provides a developing cartridge, the developing cartridge comprises: a developer roller that can rotate about an axis extending in a first direction; a housing having a developer accommodating portion that can accommodate a developer, including a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side in the first direction; an input gear disposed on the first side of the housing; and a chip assembly comprising a chip, which is mounted on the housing and located on the second side of the housing; wherein a developer filling port and a cap are further provided on the second side of the housing, developer can be filled into the developer accommodating portion through the developer filling port, the cap is used to seal the developer filling port so as to prevent the developer from leaking from the developer filling port, and wherein projection of at least a part of the chip assembly along the first direction is overlapped with overlaps projection of a part of the cap along the firs
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Patent number: 11454901
    Abstract: The present invention provides a developing cartridge, the developing cartridge comprises: a developer roller that can rotate about an axis extending in a first direction; a housing having a developer accommodating portion that can accommodate a developer, including a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side in the first direction; an input gear disposed on the first side of the housing; and a chip assembly comprising a chip, which is mounted on the housing and located on the second side of the housing; wherein a developer filling port and a cap are further provided on the second side of the housing, developer can be filled into the developer accommodating portion through the developer filling port, the cap is used to seal the developer filling port so as to prevent the developer from leaking from the developer filling port, and wherein projection of at least a part of the chip assembly along the first direction is overlapped with overlaps projection of a part of the cap along the firs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Patent number: 11442399
    Abstract: The developing cartridge herein has a housing, a developing roller rotatably supported by it, the developing roller rotating about an axis in a direction, a supply roller rotatably supported by the housing and configured to convey a developer to the developing roller, the supply roller having a supply roller shaft, a driving gear on a driving side of the housing in the direction, and an electrode electrically connected to the developing roller shaft. The electrode has first and second parts, and an intermediate part connecting them. The first part is on an opposite side of the driving side of the housing, the second part is on the driving side, and the opposite side of the driving side and the driving side are opposite ends of the housing in the direction, and the second part is simultaneously in contact with the supply roller shaft and the developing roller shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobing Liu, Haifeng Gu, Shiping Ao, Liangliang Hu, Xiaomin Gong
  • Publication number: 20220221810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a developing cartridge, which can be detachably installed in an electronic imaging device, comprising: a housing having a developer accommodating portion capable of accommodating a developer; a developing roller, which is provided on a lower end side of the housing, is rotatably supported by the housing, and can carry the developer on its outer surface; and a handle provided on an upper end side of the housing opposite to the lower end side; wherein the handle comprises a grasping portion, the grasping portion has an upper plate and a lower plate, an accommodating portion is provided between the lower plate and the housing, and a rib connecting the upper plate and the lower plate is provided between the upper plate and the lower plate. The technical problem in the prior art that the elastic plate in the handle is easily damaged is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Publication number: 20220214631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a developing cartridge, the developing cartridge comprises: a developer roller that can rotate about an axis extending in a first direction; a housing having a developer accommodating portion that can accommodate a developer, including a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side in the first direction; an input gear disposed on the first side of the housing; and a chip assembly comprising a chip, which is mounted on the housing and located on the second side of the housing; wherein a developer filling port and a cap are further provided on the second side of the housing, developer can be filled into the developer accommodating portion through the developer filling port, the cap is used to seal the developer filling port so as to prevent the developer from leaking from the developer filling port, and wherein projection of at least a part of the chip assembly along the first direction is overlapped with overlaps projection of a part of the cap along the firs
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Shiping Ao
  • Publication number: 20210333749
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process cartridge detachably mounted to an image forming device having a tray (13) and force applying components (60, 61).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Liangliang HU, Shiping AO, Fei HU, Mei YAN, Junliang QIU, Shaohua CHEN, Shuangchun YUAN
  • Patent number: 11016439
    Abstract: There is provided a process cartridge that includes a driving assembly engageable with a driving shaft having a recess in an image forming apparatus. The driving assembly includes a coupling member, configured to receive a driving force from the driving shaft and provided with a power receiving portion engageable with the recess of the driving shaft; and a body portion capable of rotating after receiving the driving force transmitted by the power receiving portion. When the driving assembly is mounted in the image forming apparatus, the power receiving portion can urge the axis of the driving shaft to be inclined with respect to the axis of the driving assembly. The coupling member urges the driving shaft to be inclined to implement engagement and disengagement, thus solving the technical problem in the prior art that the driving assembly has complicated molding process, high production costs and unstable transmission of the driving force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianglaing Hu, Shiping Ao, Mingsheng Zhao, Sheng Yang, Fei Hu, Junliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 10747162
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process cartridge comprising: a housing; a rotatable component; a driving force receiver configured to transmit a driving force to the rotatable component; an elastic member; wherein when the process cartridge is installed in an imaging device comprising a driving head, the driving force receiver has a first state and a second state relative to the driving head, the first state being a state in which the driving force receiver contacts the driving head and is in a pre-engaged position and the second state being a state in which the driving force receiver is engaged by the driving head; wherein when the driving force receiver is in the first state relative to the driving head, the elastic member is configured to urge the driving force receiver to transition from the first state to the second state as a result of rotation of the driving head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: JIANGXI YIBO E-TECH CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Liangliang Hu, Shiping Ao