Sandra L. Brase

US Patent 7092652 Device and method for controlling the turn-on time of plural heater lamps

US Patent 7092653 Image forming apparatus and image forming system

US Patent 7092658 Driving force transmission mechanism, image forming apparatus equipped with such a mechanism, and process unit of such an apparatus

US Patent 7095967 Image developing apparatus, process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and developing unit frame

US Patent 7095978 Sheet post-processing apparatus having offset mounting means

US Patent 7103296 Image forming apparatus with function of sorting plurality of sheaves of original paper

US Patent 7103298 Toner scatter suppressing developing device, image formation apparatus and process cartridge

US Patent 7103301 Image forming apparatus using a contact or a proximity type of charging system including a protection substance on a moveable body to be charged

US Patent 7106985 Image forming system having a temperature controlled fixing unit

US Patent 7106993 Removable toner cartridge guide and attachment of waste bin into a printer

US Patent 7106996 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7106998 Fixing apparatus with guiding member for guiding releaser

US Patent 7110686 Image forming apparatus capable of changing usage ratio among multiple toners

US Patent 7110689 Image heating apparatus with mechanism to prevent twining recording material

US Patent 7110695 Charger and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7110707 Toner supplying apparatus and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7113710 Structure preventing the use of an unauthorized circuit board

US Patent 7113713 Image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic process

US Patent 7113720 Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

US Patent 7116920 Control of image forming sections of a printing apparatus with color registration

US Patent 7116928 Powder discharging device and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7116934 Image forming apparatus with photosensitive member cleaning blade

US Patent 7120376 Image forming apparatus featuring a four-step image bearing member controller

US Patent 7123849 Image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus control method, cartridge, and storage medium

US Patent 7123850 Control system and method for mitigating transients in a machine due to occasional maintenance or service

US Patent 7123856 Support structure for image processing apparatus

US Patent 7123866 Electrostatic development belt

US Patent 7127195 Image forming apparatus and image transferring unit for use in the same

US Patent 7127205 Fluoroelastomer members and curing methods using biphenyl and monofunctional amino hydrocarbon

US Patent 7127207 Image forming apparatus featuring upward and downward toner carrying paths

US Patent 7130547 System and method for remote maintenance, remote configuration and/or remote operation of an electro-photographic printing system or copying system

US Patent 7130551 Color image forming device and color deviation detection device for the same

US Patent 7130561 Image forming device

US Patent 7130565 Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7130570 Transfer device

US Patent 7133629 Image forming method and apparatus including as easy-to-handle large capacity toner container

US Patent 7133630 Belt device, image forming apparatus, and method to control belt speed

US Patent 7136607 Universal toner cartridge circuit board mounting pads

US Patent 7136608 Removable toner cartridge universal adapter

US Patent 7136612 Connection assembly for a xerographic charging device

US Patent 7139492 Imaging forming apparatus having a plurality of dismountable units necessary for image forming

US Patent 7139513 Image forming apparatus having a development agent cartridge attachable in a direction tangential to a rotating direction of a development device

US Patent 7139514 Developing device, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and restriction member

US Patent 7146127 Fixing mechanism for use in image forming apparatus

US Patent 7149437 Image forming apparatus, and control system, cartridge and memory medium for the same apparatus

US Patent 7149441 Recording material discrimination device, image forming apparatus and method therefor

US Patent 7149446 Belt apparatus used in image formation, and an image formation apparatus

US Patent 7151907 Fixing device, image forming apparatus using the same and process cartridge

US Patent 7158740 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7158749 Cleaning device, process cartridge, cleaning member and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US Patent 7162169 Control system and method for mitigating transients in a machine due to occasional maintenance or service

US Patent 7162174 Process cartridge having light guides and memory member, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus to which such cartridge is mountable

US Patent 7162193 Image forming apparatus having a multi-layered intermediate transfer belt

US Patent 7167661 Sensor cleaning mechanism for image forming device

US Patent 7167671 Toner draining mechanism, collected toner container, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7171133 Image forming apparatus using detection of toner image on image bearing member

US Patent 7177558 Image forming apparatus and calibration method

US Patent 7177564 Image forming method and image forming apparatus connected to a finisher

US Patent 7177581 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7184686 Process cartridge having developing roller and photosensitive drum that can contact and become spaced apart from each other and electrophotographic image forming apparatus mounting such cartridge

US Patent 7184689 Developing cartridge having protective cover and image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7184692 Structure to maintain steady rotation speed of an optical photoconductor in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US Patent 7187874 Toner cartridge having a printer-detecting universal printer chip

US Patent 7187900 Image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner image formed on a sheet by an endless fixing belt engaged with a fixing roller

US Patent 7190928 Image-forming apparatus employing work function relationships

US Patent 7194220 Process cartridge having cartridge electrical contact connected to a cartridge memory element and connectable to a main assembly electrical contact and image forming apparatus to which such cartridge is mountable

US Patent 7194223 Tandem type image forming apparatus

US Patent 7197258 Developing cartridge and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having the same

US Patent 7203450 Developing roller, developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image formation apparatus

US Patent 7206525 Image forming apparatus, a toner counter and a calculation method of toner consumption

US Patent 7206526 Image forming apparatus and method for notifying the toner near-empty

US Patent 7206527 Information forming apparatus equipped with a fixing unit

US Patent 7206536 Printing system with custom marking module and method of printing

US Patent 7206539 Non-magnetic single component developing device

US Patent 7209681 Electrophotographic apparatus for forming a color image utilizing LED array exposure devices

US Patent 7212764 Color image forming apparatus, and toner replenishing apparatus

US Patent 7212778 Cleaning apparatus for image forming apparatus

US Patent 7215914 Transfer device

US Patent 7218882 Developing device, process cartridge, developer layer regulating member, and developer layer regulating member attaching method

US Patent 7218886 Method and kit for removing a residue from an imaging member

US Patent 7221878 Allowing image formation using consumable item where code of consumable item is identical to code of image-formation device

US Patent 7221886 Electrical connections for circuit boards on universal toner cartridges

US Patent 7221889 Replaceable developer roller

US Patent 7224929 AC biased conductive brush for eliminating VOC induced LCM

US Patent 7224930 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7224932 Image forming apparatus including a conveyance unit for passing a recording medium

US Patent 7228081 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of controlling image-forming process conditions

US Patent 7228091 Compact charging method and device with gas ions produced by electric field electron emission and ionization from nanotubes

US Patent 7231156 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7231159 Articulating user interface panel

US Patent 7231163 Apparatus and method of reducing charge roller contamination

US Patent 7231166 Consumable goods management system

US Patent 7236714 Power source control apparatus, and power source control method

US Patent 7236717 Rotatable roller, image forming apparatus employing same, and image forming apparatus cartridge employing same

US Patent 7239820 Tone reproduction curve systems and methods

US Patent 7239832 Developer regulation member and developing apparatus

US Patent 7239839 Fusing device of electro-photographic image-forming apparatus and method of using

US Patent 7242872 Image forming apparatus with changeover control for development cartridges

US Patent 7242875 Indicator of properly cured ink for electrophotographic equipment

US Patent 7242884 Apparatus and process for fuser control

US Patent 7242887 Image forming apparatus which can optimize cleaning time of transfer member contacting inter-image area of image bearing member

US Patent 7245868 Image forming apparatus and method of mounting and dismounting a waste toner bottle

US Patent 7248805 Image forming apparatus and developing unit

US Patent 7248816 Photosensitive unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7251420 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively detecting toner density

US Patent 7251438 Image forming apparatus using a contact or a proximity type of charging system including a protection substance on a moveable body to be charged

US Patent 7251445 Image formation device and image forming method using same

US Patent 7251447 Image heating apparatus and conveying roller for use therein

US Patent 7254354 Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

US Patent 7254357 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively regulating a toner layer, developing mechanism for the apparatus, and a process cartridge provided in the apparatus

US Patent 7254362 Fixing device, image forming apparatus using the fixing device, and heat insulating member

US Patent 7254364 Cleaning blade for an image forming apparatus featuring a supporting portion and a cleaning portion having specified hardness and friction properties for the portions

US Patent 7257356 Ergonomic toner cartridge

US Patent 7257362 Photoreceptor abrader for LCM

US Patent 7260342 Image-forming apparatus

US Patent 7260345 Image forming apparatus with a developer consumption control feature

US Patent 7260348 Image forming apparatus having a toner-supplying roller and a developing roller configured to meet a specific parameter

US Patent 7266314 Image forming apparatus and fixing device used therein

US Patent 7266328 Image forming apparatus having a cleaning mechanism

US Patent 7266330 Developer supply container with shutter movement prevention feature

US Patent 7266334 Cooling unit for cooling an intermediate transfer medium of an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7266335 Method of printing a receiving material, a printer suitable for conducting this method, and a method of adjusting the printer

US Patent 7269374 Image forming apparatus with internal temperature control

US Patent 7269385 Sheet guide, fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7272338 Image forming apparatus having a projection provided on a bottom face of an upper casing

US Patent 7272344 Image forming method capable of maintaining sustained stable cleaning performance without causing an image smearing phenomenon even with a high strength and high abrasion image bearing member

US Patent 7277659 Image forming apparatus and seal retractor

US Patent 7280785 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7280796 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7283770 Image forming apparatus adapted to overlap image errors from driving unit and image bearing bodies and method of manufacturing same

US Patent 7286774 Universal printer chip

US Patent 7286778 Feed forward mitigation of development transients

US Patent 7286784 Image forming apparatus and process cartridge

US Patent 7289742 Printing apparatus with removable image forming section and position error processing of image forming section installation position

US Patent 7292810 Liquid electrophotographic imaging device and methods

US Patent 7292813 Intermediate transfer belt, production method for the same, and image forming device provided with the same

US Patent 7295790 Image forming apparatus and control method

US Patent 7298991 Image forming apparatus and image transferring unit for use in the same

US Patent 7302204 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7302209 Image forming apparatus facilitating removal of recording material from opening/closing portion

US Patent 7302211 Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus with plated electrode

US Patent 7302216 Print blankets for use in electro-statographic printing and methods of using same

US Patent 7302221 Duplex hinge device and a multi-function peripheral using the same

US Patent 7308216 Image forming apparatus and method to supply power to a fixing device

US Patent 7310483 Image-forming apparatus and image-forming method for making development using light toner and dark toner with substantially the same hue

US Patent 7310494 Developing agent transport and storage

US Patent 7313341 Image forming apparatus with another secondary power supply

US Patent 7313348 Xerographic developer unit having variable pitch auger

US Patent 7315705 Image forming apparatus for preventing paper scratching

US Patent 7315716 Mounting construction of a toner cartridge for an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7317884 Image forming apparatus featuring a defined relationship among an image length, transforming member length, and length of an electric field area

US Patent 7317889 Image forming apparatus wherein a speed of a developed carrying member is controlled relative to a speed of an image bearing member

US Patent 7319833 Developer roller preserver

US Patent 7319840 Induction heating fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7330675 Power control for a multi-lamp fusing apparatus in a xerographic printer

US Patent 7330678 Waste developer collecting container for image forming apparatus

US Patent 7330679 Image forming apparatus in which a user may separate a development cartridge from the image forming apparatus

US Patent 7330686 Color image forming apparatus including a voltage attenuating intermediate transfer belt

US Patent 7333742 Image forming apparatus with switched-potential responsive to attenuation of a remaining voltage

US Patent 7333762 Fixing apparatus having a pressurizing mechanism

US Patent 7336920 Printing system

US Patent 7340205 Full-color electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US Patent 7343106 Image forming apparatus having dismountable units necessary for image forming

US Patent 7343113 Fixing device, image forming apparatus including the fixing device, and fixing method

US Patent 7343119 Belt drive control method, belt-drive control device, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7343127 Mark forming method for moving body and moving body having mark

US Patent 7346286 Method and apparatus for image forming effectively detecting deterioration of developer

US Patent 7346293 Process cartridge having light guides and memory member, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus to which such cartridge is mountable

US Patent 7349659 Image forming apparatus for fixing a toner image

US Patent 7352976 Imaging cartridge status indicator

US Patent 7356265 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7356273 Image forming apparatus with switched-potential responsive to attenuation of a remaining voltage

US Patent 7356277 Apparatus for cooling an electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US Patent 7356279 Universal imaging cartridge

US Patent 7356284 Image forming device

US Patent 7356289 Image forming apparatus with toner forced discharge mode

US Patent 7356292 Electrostatographic developer unit having multiple magnetic brush rolls with a magnetic restrictor for carrier particle emission control

US Patent 7356293 Toner transport roller

US Patent 7356294 Developing roll

US Patent 7356295 Developer-carrying member having improved transportability, a developing unit, a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7356299 Fusing roller and fusing apparatus having the same

US Patent 7359659 Image forming apparatus and image forming method to create a composite image of a page image and an input text string

US Patent 7359662 Image forming apparatus with control blade having an arcuate shape

US Patent 7359666 Fixing apparatus with a pressing member and transfer fixing member

US Patent 7362986 Process cartridge in image-forming device

US Patent 7366438 Image forming apparatus which can optimize cleaning time of transfer member contacting inter-image area of image bearing member

US Patent 7366445 Image forming apparatus including a plurality of image bearing members having a speed variation suppression feature

US Patent 7366447 Image forming apparatus having non-contact charging roller

US Patent 7366451 Developer conveyance screw

US Patent 7369786 Sheet transporting apparatus and printing apparatus

US Patent 7369793 Belt unit for image-forming apparatus

US Patent 7369804 Fixing device

US Patent 7376376 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively adjusting image shifts

US Patent 7376379 Metal belt, fixing belt and heat fixing device

US Patent 7379690 Image forming apparatus with adjustment of belt member

US Patent 7382387 Image forming apparatus and image density correction device

US Patent 7382990 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7382994 Background energy density control in an electrophotographic device

US Patent 7383007 Fixing device

US Patent 7383008 Fixing rubber roller, fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same

US Patent 7383013 Image forming apparatus using a contact or a proximity type of charging system including a protection substance on a moveable body to be charged

US Patent 7386244 Fixing device with temperature detector and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7386263 Device and method for electrically charging a transport belt using a contact lip made of a rubber material

US Patent 7389057 Image forming apparatus monitoring system and method, program and storage medium

US Patent 7389068 Image forming apparatus with adjustment of belt member

US Patent 7389069 Image forming apparatus and process cartridge unit therefore

US Patent 7389074 Developer holding body and developing apparatus

US Patent 7391979 Image processing apparatus and method of automatic reboot

US Patent 7392008 Electrophotographic image forming method and apparatus

US Patent 7392010 Image forming apparatus with preheating mode operating before image formation

US Patent 7398038 Image forming apparatus using a toner container and a process cartridge

US Patent 7403724 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7403731 Image forming apparatus featuring an airflow path along an axial direction of an image bearing member

US Patent 7409182 Brush member and transfer device and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7412176 Method of processing an error of an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7412190 Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7415216 Methods and apparatus for compensating for fuser element wear

US Patent 7415217 Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

US Patent 7418227 Image forming apparatus for higher speed printing

US Patent 7426356 Developer cartridge, print process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7426363 Developer supply container with shutter movement prevention feature

US Patent 7428388 Image formation apparatus with image correction capability

US Patent 7428391 Image forming device and method of controlling the image forming device

US Patent 7433613 Method and device for setting the toner concentration in the developer station of an electrophotographic printer or copier

US Patent 7433617 Image forming apparatus to control voltage of development unit

US Patent 7433621 Image forming apparatus that allows an adjustable interval for adjusting an image

US Patent 7436417 Color image forming apparatus, and toner replenishing apparatus

US Patent 7437112 Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7440720 Image forming apparatus and image transferring unit for the same

US Patent 7440724 Cleaning member, cleaning unit, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image-forming apparatus

US Patent 7444101 Systems and methods for improving belt motion and color registration in an image forming device

US Patent 7444103 Image-forming device and developing unit used therein

US Patent 7447449 Cleaner subsystem fault detection

US Patent 7447450 Image forming device with a color detection apparatus

US Patent 7447464 Toner cartridge having a collapsible actuating structure

US Patent 7447469 Image forming device and mounting member for mounting a toner container thereon

US Patent 7447475 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7450879 Image forming apparatus having a member for removing dust from an image carrier

US Patent 7454154 Image forming device, charging device and cleaning device

US Patent 7454158 Image forming apparatus with accommodation spaces

US Patent 7457550 Abnormality determining apparatus, image forming apparatus, copying machine, and information obtaining method

US Patent 7457558 Image forming system that includes storage battery

US Patent 7457561 Color image forming apparatus, and toner replenishing apparatus

US Patent 7457567 Image forming apparatus that prevents displacement of rotary member

US Patent 7460794 Image forming apparatus and method

US Patent 7460823 Image forming apparatus and fixer fluid applying roller

US Patent 7466941 Drive device used in image forming device

US Patent 7466950 Image heating apparatus with related image heating member and heat pipe

US Patent 7466953 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7469109 Image forming apparatus with residual toner transfer prevention feature

US Patent 7469118 Image forming apparatus with position changing developing devices

US Patent 7471908 Image forming apparatus that forms adjustment images having different densities and image forming method of controlling the image forming apparatus

US Patent 7471918 Image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic photoconductor and method of using the same

US Patent 7471923 Linear fusing nip zone

US Patent 7474863 Electrophotographic image forming apparatus having main assembly contact contacting a cartridge contact of a memory

US Patent 7480470 Image forming apparatus including a removing member for removing toner from a toner collecting member

US Patent 7480475 Developing device, and image forming apparatus and process cartridge using the developing device

US Patent 7483659 Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus for mounting the same

US Patent 7486907 Electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a tray for carrying a process cartridge

US Patent 7486920 Method and device electrically discharging a printing material

US Patent 7489327 Toner adsorption image forming apparatus

US Patent 7489887 Support structure for image processing apparatus

US Patent 7493069 Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same

US Patent 7493072 Image forming device, image formation operation correcting method, and image formation operation correcting program

US Patent 7496308 Image transferring and forming apparatus

US Patent 7496313 Image forming device having a rotatable front cover with bent portions

US Patent 7496314 Customer replaceable unit assembly

US Patent 7496317 Image-forming device facilitating resolution of paper jam

US Patent 7496318 Charging device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7505703 Recording material discrimination device, image forming apparatus and method therefor

US Patent 7505723 Air knife system with pressure sensor

US Patent 7512352 Image forming apparatus with switched-potential responsive to attenuation of a remaining voltage

US Patent 7512360 Imaging cartridge having a universal body

US Patent 7512372 Temperature-changing pressure roller assembly and a fusing apparatus having same

US Patent 7515839 Image forming apparatus with wireless communication function between toner cartridge and developing unit

US Patent 7515844 Image density control method and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7515848 Image forming apparatus in which an image forming unit is mounted and dismounted by rotating an intermediary transfer member

US Patent 7515855 Powder container having a lower part with a trapezoid-shaped cross-section

US Patent 7515856 Image forming apparatus, a process cartridge provided in the apparatus, and a developing device included in the process cartridge of the apparatus

US Patent 7515863 Cleaning unit and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7519308 Device and method for removing image forming substance deposits

US Patent 7522858 Photosensitive-member unit and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7522862 Neutralization device and image forming unit for use in image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus

US Patent 7522864 Image forming apparatus and image forming method

US Patent 7526233 Driving device, an image forming device, and an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7526236 Waste developer collecting device, image forming apparatus, and waste developer collecting method

US Patent 7529502 Process cartridge in image-forming device

US Patent 7529508 Developing cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7529511 Toner cartridge

US Patent 7532829 Image forming apparatus having adjustable communication with toner container

US Patent 7536122 Toner supply device, image forming apparatus and toner supplying method

US Patent 7536127 Developing device adjustment method

US Patent 7536131 Developing device, image forming device and method of assembling developing device

US Patent 7536140 Developer holding member, method of producing a developer holding member, developing apparatus and image-forming apparatus

US Patent 7536141 Developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7539427 Print quality maintenance method and system

US Patent 7539429 Image forming apparatus having a stable image density

US Patent 7539431 Image forming apparatus and techniques for collecting toner

US Patent 7539452 Waste toner collecting apparatus, image forming apparatus and process cartridge of image forming apparatus

US Patent 7542693 Phase controlling device, fuser controlling device having the same, and phase controlling method

US Patent 7542701 Process cartridge and an image forming apparatus having the same

US Patent 7542712 Lubricant applicator, and image forming apparatus and process cartridge using the lubricant applicator, and method for assembling the process cartridge

US Patent 7546054 Image forming apparatus having user identification function

US Patent 7546063 Image carrying member cartridge and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7548701 Reusable image forming medium and apparatus for reusing the image forming medium

US Patent 7548702 Image forming apparatus and image forming method for preventing paper jams in a fixing unit

US Patent 7548717 Fixing apparatus

US Patent 7551859 Multiple region printer chip

US Patent 7551871 Power supply device and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7551874 Support Structure for image processing apparatus

US Patent 7555235 Image forming apparatus enabling user to directly clean discharge wire

US Patent 7555236 Image forming method and apparatus for effectively performing a cleaning operation of a transfer member

US Patent 7555246 Development sub-system in-line cleaning system

US Patent 7558514 Toner supply device

US Patent 7558516 Image forming apparatus wherein a carrier weight ratio in a first supply container and carrier weight ratio in a second supply container are substantially equal to each other

US Patent 7558522 Image forming apparatus having toner cleaner and toner cleaning method

US Patent 7561836 Processing unit, toner box and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7565087 Fixing device, image forming apparatus including the fixing device, and fixing method

US Patent 7565096 Image forming apparatus and image carrier unit

US Patent 7565101 Fixing device and image forming apparatus having the same

US Patent 7570894 System for control of fusing member temperature

US Patent 7570898 Image forming apparatus including a wiring housing member

US Patent 7570910 Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and image forming method using induction heater

US Patent 7570913 Heating roller assembly for image forming apparatus

US Patent 7574150 Power control apparatus and method of using a power control apparatus in an image forming device

US Patent 7574154 Image forming apparatus with moving speed ratio change section and image forming method including changing circumferential speed ratio

US Patent 7574164 Developing device and electrophotographic apparatus using the same

US Patent 7577383 Apparatus and method for transporting powder to an image device of an electrostatographic printer

US Patent 7577387 Developing unit having improved agent recovery and supply system and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7580648 Systems and methods for momentum controlled scavengeless jumping development in electrophotographic marking devices

US Patent 7583908 Image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic process and image forming method

US Patent 7583922 Image forming apparatus with a pressing member and transfer fixing member

US Patent 7586508 Image-forming device with scanner unit

US Patent 7587155 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7587160 Toner repelling stripper finger assembly

US Patent 7590368 Image forming apparatus and method of cleaning intermediate transfer belt

US Patent 7593667 Image forming apparatus with detachable process unit

US Patent 7593668 Image forming apparatus with adjusting portions to adjust positions of conveying and discharge portions

US Patent 7599645 Drive connection mechanism, and image forming apparatus having the drive connection mechanism

US Patent 7603051 Image forming apparatus including a suction/exhaust unit

US Patent 7603070 Heat roller of image forming apparatus

US Patent 7606510 Image forming device including a cleaning device

US Patent 7609990 Image forming apparatus that prevents toner from being jetted when cleaner blade or sealing member is separated from image carrier

US Patent 7609993 Image forming apparatus that prevents developer from spilling

US Patent 7613405 Image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of image carriers

US Patent 7613414 Developing cartridge, process carriage, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7613421 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7616907 Printer cartridge

US Patent 7623804 Fixing device of image forming apparatus

US Patent 7623805 Image heating apparatus and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7623812 Image forming apparatus, charging roller, production method of charging roller, production apparatus of charging roller

US Patent 7623814 Single-pass bypass printing method and apparatus

US Patent 7623818 Belt fixing device and image forming apparatus therewith

US Patent 7627263 Image forming apparatus including a cleaning web for removing residual toner

US Patent 7634213 Toner collecting device, image forming unit and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7634218 Toner cartridge for developing device

US Patent 7639977 Image forming apparatus that performs charge elimination after secondary transfer to prevent winding of recording medium on intermediate transfer member

US Patent 7643773 User-friendly imaging cartridge

US Patent 7646993 Method and control device for displaying diagnosis data of a printer or copier

US Patent 7646999 Image forming apparatus and control method for processing print requests in a print queue

US Patent 7650090 Image forming apparatus having fusion control circuit that operates even in the presence of a short circuit

US Patent 7650102 Method, device and computer program for producing a developer mixture in an electrographic developer station

US Patent 7650108 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7653339 Protective agent, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge

US Patent 7657208 Image forming apparatus having an auxiliary driving means which transmits a restricted driving force to an image bearing member

US Patent 7660539 Printer consumable ordering direct from printer

US Patent 7660547 Charging device

US Patent 7660549 Electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US Patent 7664415 Fixer, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

US Patent 7664418 Image forming apparatus with fusing roller that is preheated

US Patent 7664423 Image forming device including a cleaning member

US Patent 7664442 Developing apparatus

US Patent 7668488 Liquid electro-photography printing device binary ink developer having suction cavities

US Patent 7668496 Laminated body, endless belt, fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7672603 Image formation control based on printing rate

US Patent 7672615 Image forming apparatus capable of adjusting a moving speed ratio

US Patent 7672616 Toner usage control between differing image regions

US Patent 7676163 Image forming apparatus and image forming method

US Patent 7680439 Interference fit sleeved foam charge rolls and composite materials

US Patent 7684725 Exposure device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7684730 Image forming apparatus and intermediate transfer unit

US Patent 7684732 Process unit and image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7689149 Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge

US Patent 7693438 Image transfer device, image forming apparatus having the image transfer device, and method of measuring resistance of a printing medium or an endless track belt of the image forming apparatus

US Patent 7693439 Fixing device, and method and device for heating control used in the same

US Patent 7693468 Image forming apparatus capable of effectively forming a quality color image

US Patent 7697876 Image forming apparatus and control method for registration mark detection

US Patent 7702265 Developing unit and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7706702 Image forming apparatus with a developer determination system

US Patent 7706711 Computer readable recording medium stored with control program for controlling image forming apparatus, printing setting apparatus, and printing setting method

US Patent 7706719 Image forming apparatus with an openable section at an upper face side or a front face side

US Patent 7711280 Image forming apparatus, fixation device and heat control method for a fixation device

US Patent 7711282 Image forming apparatus, image forming cartridge supporter, and image forming unit

US Patent 7711288 Developer storing container, method of assembling developer storing container and method of recycling developer storing container

US Patent 7711294 Developer cartridge, developing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7715751 Cleaning apparatus, and transfer unit and image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7715761 Image forming unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7715763 Development device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus including development device

US Patent 7715766 Developing unit and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7715769 Displacement correction device, displacement correction method, and image forming device

US Patent 7720415 Image forming apparatus including fixing unit, and fixing unit support method and fixing unit position adjustment method therefor

US Patent 7729638 Image forming apparatus, charger, and image carrier unit

US Patent 7734198 Image forming apparatus and wireless communication device

US Patent 7734202 Apparatus for adjusting fixing pressure and image forming apparatus having the same

US Patent 7734203 Image formation apparatus, an image formation process control method, and a recording medium

US Patent 7738822 Image forming apparatus and image forming method using a protective agent

US Patent 7742707 Function executing device

US Patent 7747196 Image forming apparatus with an open-close cover

US Patent 7747200 Image forming apparatus with toner container attachable in plural directions

US Patent 7751736 Image density correction method and image forming apparatus using the same

US Patent 7751753 Cleanerless image forming apparatus

US Patent 7751769 Fixing device and image forming apparatus equipped with the same

US Patent 7756448 Traction-drive type driving-force transmission mechanism and image forming apparatus equipped therewith

US Patent 7761020 Image forming apparatus utilizing cylindrical toner particles

US Patent 7764905 Assist members for an openable structure of an image forming apparatus

US Patent 7764916 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7769309 Image forming apparatus and method with process control for stably forming images

US Patent 7769320 Photosensitive-member unit and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7773896 Image forming apparatus and toner adhesion amount correction method

US Patent 7773921 Image forming apparatus with toner collecting roller

US Patent 7773922 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7778555 Abnormality determining apparatus, image forming apparatus, copying machine, and information obtaining method

US Patent 7783212 Thickness variation detector of photoconductor, image formation unit, image formation apparatus and method for thickness variation of photoconductor

US Patent 7783243 Enhanced fuser offset latitude method

US Patent 7787784 Powder conveying device, developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7787788 Fixing device and image forming apparatus including fixing device

US Patent 7792473 Development apparatus and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7796904 Apparatus and method of driving developing unit and image forming apparatus employing the same

US Patent 7796912 Image forming method and apparatus which uses alternating voltage to form an electric field for moving toner

US Patent 7801458 Image forming apparatus to control print concentration and method of controlling the same

US Patent 7805086 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7805090 Fuser assemblies, xerographic apparatuses and methods of fusing toner on media in xerographic apparatuses

US Patent 7805102 Heating device and image formation apparatus

US Patent 7809298 Image forming apparatus having display unit for displaying an executable program and control method therefor

US Patent 7813659 Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same

US Patent 7813666 Process unit, image formation apparatus, and developing cartridge

US Patent 7813679 Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus for mounting the same

US Patent 7817934 Image forming apparatus with power saving sleep mode

US Patent 7817955 Image forming apparatus for securing good cleaning performance without cleaning blade abrasion

US Patent 7822370 Toner cartridge

US Patent 7826760 Document processing system with configurable graphic display of print consumable level

US Patent 7831159 Image forming apparatus for forming toner image using developer made of toner and carrier

US Patent 7831166 Image forming apparatus and control method for the same

US Patent 7831181 Developing device

US Patent 7831182 Developing device, image forming apparatus, and development error detecting method

US Patent 7831188 Image forming apparatus and fusing unit thereof

US Patent 7831190 Cover opening and closing unit, image forming apparatus having the same, and method of removing and mounting cover

US Patent 7835660 Image forming apparatus and image forming method

US Patent 7835666 Image forming apparatus and power transmission unit thereof

US Patent 7835667 Discharger, image carrier unit, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7835670 Image forming apparatus reducing background contamination

US Patent 7840164 Scanning unit, manufacturing method thereof and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7844192 Apparatus and method for adjusting fuser nip width

US Patent 7844193 Multifunctional machine and method of controlling multifunctional machine

US Patent 7844200 Image forming apparatus with a pre-exposure light control feature

US Patent 7844201 Color image forming apparatus and color image forming method

US Patent 7848676 Internal output type image forming apparatus

US Patent 7853163 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7853170 Image forming apparatus having a cleaning member that cleans a transmitting member provided in an optical device

US Patent 7860439 Image forming apparatus, an image forming method and an image detecting method

US Patent 7865095 Image forming apparatus including distance detection unit

US Patent 7865122 Recording material cooling apparatus, and image forming apparatus including the same

US Patent 7873291 Image forming apparatus and process cartridge including charging bias adjustment control

US Patent 7877044 Image forming apparatus with an image bearing member that rotates with the same speed as an intermediate transfer member

US Patent 7881633 Developer cartridge, developing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7885564 Image forming device

US Patent 7885570 Image forming apparatus having a cleaning unit that cleans a region of the image carrier

US Patent 7885572 Corona discharge device, photoreceptor charger, and method for making discharge product removing member

US Patent 7885583 Development device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7885595 Lubricant applicator, process cartridge including same, and image forming apparatus including same

US Patent 7890025 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus including drum and shaft coupling members transmitting driving forces to a photosensitive drum and a developing roller, respectively

US Patent 7894735 Fixing device of image forming apparatus

US Patent 7894742 Waste developer collecting method for image forming apparatus

US Patent 7894744 Color image forming apparatus, and toner replenishing apparatus

US Patent 7899345 Waste toner collecting device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7899364 Process cartridge having couplers transmitting driving forces from an image forming apparatus to electrophotographic photosensitive drum and developing roller and such an apparatus

US Patent 7903991 Method and apparatus for measuring nip width in an image production device

US Patent 7904003 Developing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7904006 Developer replenishing device for image forming apparatus

US Patent 7907859 Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting nip width based on a scanned nip image on ultraviolet (UV))-sensitive media in an image production device

US Patent 7907873 System and method for adjusting ink drying level during a printing process

US Patent 7907885 Electrostatic roll cleaner

US Patent 7912385 Image forming apparatus and developer level calculating method of the same

US Patent 7912399 Apparatus for charging a photoconductor and cleaning a scorotron grid

US Patent 7912409 Toner cartridge

US Patent 7912412 Transfer-fixing device, image forming apparatus including the transfer-fixing device, and transfer-fixing method

US Patent 7920814 Intermediate transfer belt steering system

US Patent 7920819 Image forming apparatus with shiftable guide member for preventing curling of a transfer medium

US Patent 7925179 Image forming apparatus with dust-proof wall

US Patent 7925187 Development device, image forming apparatus and development method

US Patent 7925191 Toner cartridge for developing device

US Patent 7929870 Image forming apparatus with a toner dispensing control unit

US Patent 7933534 Developing device frame unit, developing device, process cartridge, and manufacturing method of the developing device frame unit

US Patent 7937010 Apparatus and method for image and print blanket enhancement

US Patent 7937026 Liquid developing electrophotographic device roller and liquid developing electrophotographic device

US Patent 7937031 Transfer belt device and image forming apparatus provided with the same

US Patent 7941064 Image forming apparatus and image forming method and developing bias voltage adjustment therein

US Patent 7941084 Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of mitigating edge wear effects in apparatuses useful for printing

US Patent 7945203 Waste-toner collecting device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7953336 Image forming apparatus with recovery unit

US Patent 7953342 Image forming apparatus

US Patent 7953343 Air guide mechanism and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7957686 Image forming apparatus and fuser unit cleaning method

US Patent 7962067 Image forming apparatus having phase control of photoconductor groups

US Patent 7962074 Developing unit, image forming apparatus, and floating developer collecting method for developing unit

US Patent 7965970 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7978993 Image forming apparatus, computer program product for forming image, and image forming method

US Patent 7979000 Transfer unit and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7979016 Image forming apparatus and protective agent block

US Patent 7983585 Printing apparatus and printing method

US Patent 7983595 Separator hanger for enabling constrained positioning of a packaging fabric insert in an image forming device

US Patent 7983598 Fixing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 7983602 Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge

US Patent 7983606 Transfer belt driving control method and transfer belt driving control apparatus for color registration correction

US Patent 8000639 Developing device and image forming apparatus

US Patent 8005389 Fixing device and temperature control method therefor

US Patent 8010017 Fuser assembly including a nip release bias spring