Abstract: In one embodiment, a printing platform is illustrated which includes two or more marking modules offset perpendicular to a process direction to create an aggregate imageable area that is wider than an imageable area of any of the individual marking modules.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image corresponding to print data that is to be printed, on a surface of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the transferred image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the drum by charging plates included in the drum surface among plates of capacitors of a plurality of cells based onprint data, wherein the cells constitute a circumference of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the developed image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained.

Abstract: A resin for an electrostatic-image-developing toner includes a graft polymer, wherein the graft polymer has a polyester structure in the main chain thereof; the graft polymer includes monomer units derived from vinyl monomers in the side chains thereof; and at least a part of the monomer units have a residue of surfactant.

Abstract: A tandem-type color image forming apparatus forms an image in a monochrome mode or in a full color mode. The apparatus has a controller which delays an image forming operation for a predetermined period of time when a color mode is switched from the monochrome mode to the full color mode during different images are continuously formed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image sensor formed from a plurality of areas each including a plurality of pixels, and a corrector adapted to correct signals from the plurality of areas of the image sensor. The corrector has a plurality of correction data smaller in number than the areas, and performs correction by selectively using the correction data for each area of the image sensor.

Abstract: A color image scanning and printing device includes a scanning unit which scans an image of a plural number of pages, a conversion unit performing a conversion process by converting a scanned result scanned by the scanning unit into image data of each of a plurality of color components for printing one page as a unit, a printing unit which prints an image based on the converted image data of each of the color components, and a control unit which executes the conversion process by the conversion unit for a part of the color components of the scanned result of the image of the plural number of pages, prior to the conversion process by the conversion unit for remaining color components.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a single layer type photosensitive layer, the aromatic polycarbonate is contained to a single layer type photosensitive layer, which aromatic polycarbonate includes a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1) derived from a compound having a basic asymmetric bishydroxy enamine skeleton represented by the general formula: Accordingly, the electrophotographic photoreceptor is obtained which is excellent in charge transportability, mechanical strength, electric property, durability, etc. and can form good images for a long time.

Abstract: In an image formation method of an image formation apparatus for correcting uneven image formation on the basis of vibration property information corresponding to an operation sequence in image formation, vibration property information corresponding to a plurality of operation sequences are stored in a storage device. The uneven image formation is corrected on the basis of vibration property information corresponding to an operation sequence selected from the storage device. Vibration property information generated by driving a movable member is measured when the selected operation sequence is being executed while correcting the uneven image formation. It is determined whether the measured vibration property information is similar to the vibration property information selected from the storage device. The vibration property information stored in the storage device is rewrite-controlled in accordance with the measurement result or the determination result.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for testing a plastic sleeve for use with an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder in an electrophotographic process.

Abstract: Control circuitry associated with an electrophotographic imaging device is adapted to manage bias levels of components in an image forming unit. A photoconductive surface is charged to a first bias level, a developer member is charged to a second bias level, and an imaging unit selectively discharges image feature locations on the photoconductive surface to a third bias level. In certain regions having a predetermined image feature density, the imaging unit may discharge an area in the vicinity of the image features to a fourth bias level that is between the first and third bias levels. The amount by which the imaging unit discharges the area in the vicinity of the image features changes as image feature density changes and as the difference between the first and third bias levels change.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, includes: a binder resin formed by reacting a polymerizable aromatic monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond conjugated to an aromatic ring thereof, a nitrogen-containing polymerizable aliphatic monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a sulfur-containing aliphatic compound to each other; and a colorant, wherein a ratio (MN/MS) of an amount of nitrogen (MN) to an amount of sulfur (MS) is in a range of from 1.

Abstract: A method for branding a multi-page document includes receiving a branding image, dividing the branding image into a plurality of sub-images, and distributing the plurality of sub-images over a respective plurality of pages of a multi-page document. The sub-images are distributed at or adjacent an edge of the prospective pages whereby when the respective pages of the multi-page document are bent in preparation to be flipped the sub-images appear as a reconstructed version of the branding image. A system for branding a document is also provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to rotate responsive to drive force received from a motor to convey a recording medium via a manual feed input, and a clutch device configured to be switched between first and second modes in which the motor drive force is transmitted to the feeding roller and prevented from being transmitted to the feeding roller, respectively. The apparatus includes a sensor disposed between the manual feed input and the feeding roller for detecting the recording medium, and a control unit configured to maintain the clutch device in the first mode while controlling the motor to drive the feeding roller to feed the recording medium while the sensor detects that the recording medium is fed through the manual feed input.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display unit which outputs image data in the form of a complete image, a photosensitive medium which forms an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image outputted from the display unit, a developing unit which develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive medium, a transfer unit which transfers the developed image of the photosensitive medium onto a printing medium, and a fixing unit which fixes the transferred developed image in the printing medium.

Abstract: In image formation of a black-line image, the image is developed with black toner, and in addition parts of the black-line image corresponding to an intersection between at least two black lines and a middle portion of a black line are developed with toner of at least one of cyan, yellow, and magenta colors overlaid. This makes it possible to prevent central voids in a black-line image. In a black-line image transferred onto a transfer medium by this full-color image forming apparatus, not only are central voids eliminated, but degradation of image quality is also prevented.

Abstract: An object is to improve the adhesion strength between a circuit pattern and its substrate without increasing the resistance value of the circuit pattern in preparation of a circuit pattern holding substrate. A circuit pattern formation device 100 forms, after forming a precursor circuit-pattern 12 in the surface of a dielectric thin film body 4, a circuit pattern 14 onto a target substrate 23 from the dielectric thin film body. After forming an electrostatic latent image 2 in the upper surface of the dielectric thin film body, the electrostatic latent image is exposed using an exposure unit 3 to prepare a pattern. A development apparatus 7 supplies a conductive particle dispersion solution 6 to this pattern to form a precursor circuit-pattern. By energizing the circuit pattern holding substrate 8, in which an adhesive layer 22 is formed, the precursor circuit-pattern is temporarily transferred to the circuit pattern holding substrate.

Abstract: An improved method and system for printing electric paper is described. The method utilizes a system for keeping a writing characteristic, such as an electric charge or an electric current, constant with each pixel of an electric paper as the electric paper moves through a system. By keeping the electrical characteristic constant at each pixel, as the electric paper moves, the throughput of an electric paper printing system is significantly enhanced.

Abstract: The CPU of the image forming apparatus sets up an ADF reading magnification in the ADF driving unit including the motor and the motor driver referring to the first magnification conversion table in the memory of the system unit when reading a document image while a document is being moved. Further, the reading magnification that is also in the ADF driving unit is also set in the specific document detection unit. The specific document detection unit makes the pattern matching as to whether the read image data is that of a specific document using the magnification dictionary (specific image data) that is set and outputs a detection signal as the result of the matching to the CPU. As that time, the CPU controls the output of the applicable read image data by a printer according to the detection signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a surface of the film capable of softening at relatively low temperatures, and can form an image of high quality having sufficient heat resistance and light resistance with good recognizability even in outdoor use, as well as a method of producing the same and a method of forming an image. In the electrophotographic lamination film, a surface resistance of at least one surface of a substrate thereof is in a range of 108 to 1013 ?/?, and a Vicat softening temperature of the substrate is in a range of 70 to 130° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining a particle size.

Abstract: A heat developing apparatus comprising an image exposure portion in which a heat development recording material containing a heat development photosensitive material or a photosensitive heat-sensitive recording material is exposed to light to thereby form a latent image, and a heat developing portion in which heat is applied to said latent image to thereby develop said latent image, wherein: said image exposure portion is provided as a sub scanning type structure including a planar guide plate disposed on one side with respect to a carrying path of said heat development recording material, and two drive rollers disposed on other side with respect to said carrying path and having axes substantially parallel to said carrying path and crossing a carrying direction of said heat development recording material substantially perpendicularly; and a plurality of light-emitting elements are embedded in said guide plate so as to be arranged in a main scanning direction to form a light-emitting element array.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an process for image formation using an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet having excellent anti-offset properties, adhesion resistance, paper transport properties and gloss, and being resistant to cracks, and able to form a high-definition image. For this purpose, there is provided an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet which includes a toner image-receiving layer containing at least a thermoplastic resin and natural wax having an light transmittance of 78% or less, on a support having an light transmittance of 30% or less, and an process for image formation using this electrophotographic image-receiving sheet.

Abstract: An original reading apparatus with an original feeding apparatus pivotally connected thereto, including a detecting device for detecting the opened state and the closed state of the original feeding apparatus, and a controller for rendering a part or the whole of the original feeding apparatus operable, on the basis of the result of the detection by the detecting device.

Abstract: In an image processing section, a foam toner signal generator generates a foam toner signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to a three-dimensional print designation region discriminated at a three-dimensional print region discriminator, and a foam toner interpolation signal generator generates a foam toner interpolation signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to an image region equal to or greater than a constant area in an ordinary print region discriminated at the three-dimensional print region discriminator. Foam toner of a predetermined amount corresponding to the foam toner signal is transferred to the three-dimensional print region, and foam toner of an amount that is less (of a lower height) than the predetermined amount and corresponds to the foam toner interpolation signal is transferred to the ordinary print region.

Abstract: A paper feeder of a printer has a plurality of paper feeding paths to feed a printing paper, and a main fed roller feeding the printing paper to an image forming unit of an image forming apparatus. The paper feeding paths are disposed along an outer circumference of the main fed roller and confluent along a connecting conveyance path by the main feed roller. The connecting conveyance path is connected with a main conveyance path which guides the printing paper to the image forming unit of the image forming apparatus. By a single feed roller, the printing paper from the paper feeding cassette in an automatic paper feeding mode, the printing paper from a manual paper feeding tray in a manual paper feeding mode, and the printing paper being inverted and returned in double-sided printing, can be fed to the paper conveyance path efficiently.

Abstract: There is described an image-forming apparatus having a rotation system constituted by a driving roller, a driven roller and a transfer belt, threaded on both the driving roller and the driven roller. The apparatus includes: a motor to drive the rotation system, a rotational axis of the motor being coupled to the driving roller directly or through a power transmission element disposed between them; a first rotational-velocity controlling section to control a first rotational velocity of the motor; a velocity detecting section to detect a second rotational velocity of the driving roller or the driven roller; and a second rotational-velocity controlling section to also control the first rotational velocity of the motor, based on a detected signal detected by the velocity detecting section. The second rotational-velocity controlling section employs either a feedback controlling method or a feed-forward controlling method to control the first rotational velocity.

Abstract: A recording sheet for use on a digital press includes either insoluble aluminium trihydrate in the base paper or magnesium sulphate at the surface. According to a second aspect of the invention, the recording sheet includes a paper substrate having a surface treatment including a water soluble cationic substance and a water soluble binder substance.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a first image forming portion for forming an image on a normal image display medium, and a second image forming portion for forming an image on a reversible image display medium. An image forming apparatus including a reversible image display having at least an electrode for forming an image by driving an image display region, a first image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display, and a second image forming portion for forming an image on a reversible image display medium not having an electrode.

Abstract: An image is formed on an image display medium having a display layer whose optical characteristics are changed by applying an electric field. An electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image to be formed is formed on a dielectric film having a plurality of float electrodes formed thereon by injecting an electrical charge into at least one of the float electrodes. The electric field formed by the electrostatic latent image on the dielectric film is applied to the display layer of the image display medium by bringing the electrostatic latent image formed on the dielectric film to a position opposed to the image display medium.

Abstract: A sheet separation and feeding system for measuring substrate bending stiffness and thereby basis weight on a real time basis. Provided is a corrugator having a plurality of parallel ribs, with one or more sheets of the substrate provided below the corrugator wherein a predetermined gap exists between a topmost sheet of the sheets and the corrugator. A vacuum is applied between the corrugator and the topmost sheet, wherein the vacuum is sufficiently large to raise the topmost sheet, thereby deflecting and bending it into a profile corresponding to the arrangement and size of the corrugator ribs and bending stiffness of the substrate. One or more sensors are provided for measuring the deflection of the topmost sheet. The vacuum, an air knife output and/or a fluffer output are then adjusted according to predetermined rules and the measured deflection.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms a raised print image by successively transferring foaming toner and non-foaming toner onto a recording medium in correspondence to print image information and heat-fixing onto the recording medium the foaming toner and the non-foaming toner that have been transferred onto the recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes an image processing section that image-processes the print image information so that transfer of an image resulting from the foaming toner is selectively prohibited in correspondence to a line width or size of an image to be transferred by the non-foaming toner onto the foaming toner.

Abstract: In the non-fixing type image forming method and apparatus which allow chargeable toner T to removably adhere to recessed portions R of an image receiving sheet S having an uneven surface s2′ formed with a lot of the recessed portions R capable of housing the chargeable toner by an electrostatic force to form a toner image and allows protrusions P of the uneven surface s2′ to protect the toner T adhering to the recessed portions R, after the toner image is formed on the image receiving sheet S, an amount of electric charges of the toner T on the image receiving sheet is reduced.

Abstract: In an image processing section, a foam toner signal generator generates a foam toner signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to a three-dimensional print designation region discriminated at a three-dimensional print region discriminator, and a foam toner interpolation signal generator generates a foam toner interpolation signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to an image region equal to or greater than a constant area in an ordinary print region discriminated at the three-dimensional print region discriminator. Foam toner of a predetermined amount corresponding to the foam toner signal is transferred to the three-dimensional print region, and foam toner of an amount that is less (of a lower height) than the predetermined amount and corresponds to the foam toner interpolation signal is transferred to the ordinary print region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms a raised print image by successively transferring foaming toner and non-foaming toner onto a recording medium in correspondence to print image information and heat-fixing onto the recording medium the foaming toner and the non-foaming toner that have been transferred onto the recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes an image processing section that image-processes the print image information so that transfer of an image resulting from the foaming toner is selectively prohibited in correspondence to a line width or size of an image to be transferred by the non-foaming toner onto the foaming toner.

Abstract: An image formation method for forming an image on a recording medium comprises a first step for applying fusible powder toner to a recording medium to form a toner image, a step for semi-fixing the toner image, a second step for applying liquid ink containing a coloring material to the recording medium to form an ink image, and a third step for performing thermal fixing of an image formed by the first and second steps, carried out in sequence. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprises a first unit for applying fusible powder toner to a recording medium to form a toner image, a unit for semi-fixing the toner image, a second unit for applying liquid ink containing a coloring material to the recording medium to form an ink image, and a third unit for performing thermal fixing of an image formed by the first and second units, in sequence.

Abstract: A fixing device has a first roller, a second roller, a peeling member located on a sheet exit side relative to the paired rollers to be guided in a direction away from the first roller, and a positioning mechanism configured to position the peeling member. The positioning mechanism has a support shaft located on the sheet exit side relative to the first roller in a state parallel to the axis of the first roller, a positioning member carrying the peeling member, supported by the support shaft to rotate toward and away from a roller shaft, and configured to abut a peripheral surface of the roller shaft, and an elastic member configured to urge the positioning member in a direction to abut on the peripheral surface portion of the roller shaft.

Abstract: An image is formed on an image display medium having a display layer whose optical characteristics are changed by applying an electric field. An electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image to be formed is formed on a dielectric film having a plurality of float electrodes formed thereon by injecting an electrical charge into at least one of the float electrodes. The electric field formed by the electrostatic latent image on the dielectric film is applied to the display layer of the image display medium by bringing the electrostatic latent image formed on the dielectric film to a position opposed to the image display medium.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring substrate bending stiffness and thereby basis weight on a real time basis. Provided is a corrugator having a plurality of parallel ribs, with one or more sheets of the substrate provided below the corrugator wherein a predetermined gap exists between a topmost sheet of the sheets and the corrugator. A vacuum is applied between the corrugator and the topmost sheet, wherein the vacuum is sufficiently large to raise the topmost sheet, thereby deflecting and bending it into a profile corresponding to the arrangement and size of the corrugator ribs and bending stiffness of the substrate. One or more sensors are provided for measuring the deflection of the topmost sheet. The vacuum, an air knife output and/or a fluffer output are then adjusted according to predetermined rules and the measured deflection.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus is disclosed in which, using a photosensitive member and a toner, an unfixed image of the toner is formed on a transfer medium and the unfixed image on the transfer medium is fixed by a heat-and-pressure fixing means. In the image-forming apparatus, a delivery guide member, which guides the delivery of the transfer medium and is placed close to the heat and pressure fixing means, has a value of triboelectric voltage not greater than 500 V as measured by the triboelectric voltage measuring method according to JIS L1094B.

Abstract: An exposure device for exposing a projection of an electronically stored artwork pattern onto a substrate, in particular a printing plate 1, with image processing electronics (2) that can store the image data, with a light modulator (7) that can be electronically controlled by the image processing electronics (2), in particular an LCD display (7) or a micro-mirror device, with an illuminating device (8, 9) for illuminating the light modulator (7), and with a projection lens (11) for projecting the light modulator (7) onto the substrate (1), is improved according to the invention in that the image processing electronics (2) include a compensation device (4, 5) to compensate for optical defects and/or tolerances in the beam path of the exposure device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a movable image bearing member, a charger means including a charge member for electrically charging the image bearing member with electroconductive particles between the charge member and the image bearing member and a developing member for developing a latent image with toner mixed with electroconductive particles. The latent image is formed on the image bearing member having been charged by the charging means, and a toner image provided by development of the latent image by the developing member is transferred onto a recording material. The electroconductive particles mixed in the toner is carried by the image bearing member and are fed to between the charge member and the image bearing member.

Abstract: A toner is formed on an image receiving sheet S. The image receiving sheet S has an irregular surface s2′ provided with continuous groove-like concavities R for accommodating toner. The toner T is removably adhered to the concavities R of the image receiving sheet irregular surface s2′ for forming the toner image. Ridges P extending along the continuous groove-like concavities R protect the toner T adhered to the concavities R. The toner image formation surface may be covered with a peelable protective sheet CF (CF′). When the image receiving sheet S carrying the toner image is to be reused, the toner is separated and removed from the image receiving sheet, and the image receiving sheet and/or the toner after removal of the toner are reused.

Abstract: A printing system for printing on recording media first by a first printer and then by a second printer provides that print data is supplied in a page by page manner to the first and second printers from a print data source. Page information is sent to the printers using the print data and corresponding page information is sent to a buffer storage by the first printer. The page information in the buffer storage and the page information sent to the second printer are verified in a page by page manner by determining adherence to a predetermined rule. A synchronization mark is generated on the recording media by the first printer and is read by the second printer, which is used to control the printing process.

Abstract: To provide a non-fixing type image forming method, of forming a toner image on an image receiving sheet, which holds the toner image onto the image receiving sheet removably without fixing the image like conventional techniques so as to be capable of forming the image, and thus separates and removes the toner from the image receiving sheet on which the toner image is formed so as to enable reusing of the toner or (and) the image receiving sheet, and is capable of forming the toner image remaining on the image receiving sheet onto the image receiving sheet stably with a damage of the image due to an object having electric charges (for example, a sheet having electric charges) which occasionally approaches from an outside being suppressed, and a non-fixing type image forming apparatus which is suitable for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing image unevenness due to light emission of a transfer element. Namely, when a printing speed is changed to 1/2n (n is a positive integer), a SLED head controller repeats a cycle to perform exposure control for one line and then stops the exposure control for the lines corresponding to 1/2n speed. For example, in the 1/2 speed (i.e., n=1), transfer and light emission driving are performed at an initially set maximum speed, and the cycle when the exposure control for one line is stopped after the one-line exposure control is repeated. The printing speed is changed on the basis of the type or kind of recording medium used.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an image forming machine of cleaner-less type for removing the toner accumulated in the memory removing brush, and improving the quality of the image forming onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and an undercoat layer and a photoconductive layer which are successively overlaid on the support, the undercoat layer containing an inorganic pigment and a crosslinked N-alkoxymethylated polyamide or a crosslinked material of an N-alkoxymethylated polyamide and a melamine resin as a binder resin. The method of producing the photoconductor is also disclosed. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided with the aforementioned photoconductor, a charging unit, and a developing unit. A process cartridge is provided with the photoconductor, and at least one of a charging unit, a light exposure unit, a developing unit, or an image transfer unit. An electrophotographic image forming process has the steps of forming a latent electrostatic image on the photoconductor, and developing the latent electrostatic image to a visible image by reversal development.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a vertical alignment layer provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions partitioned by at least one partition wall provided on the first substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy. Liquid crystal molecules in the plurality of liquid crystal regions are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in an absence of an applied voltage.

Abstract: An electrically conductive member comprising an electrically conductive elastic layer and a coating layer formed thereon, characterized in that said coating layer is formed from a polyurea resin as a cured product resulting from reaction between a polyamine compound and a polyisocyanate compound. It has a coating layer which readily conforms to elastic deformation of rubber or the likes, has long durability, and has good properties in protection of the photosensitive body from staining and prevention of toner sticking, control of the toner charging and a low coefficient of friction.