| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 347120000 | By information carrying flow of invisible charged particles | 9 |
| 20080246828 | Ion generating device and image forming apparatus including same - An ion generating device provided in an image forming apparatus of the present invention as a charging device for charging before a first transfer, a charging device for charging before a second transfer, or a charge device for charging an electrostatic latent image is arranged such that a discharge electrode can move with respect to a dielectric material and the relative positions of the discharge electrode and the dielectric material can be changed. This makes it possible to provide: a long-life ion generating device whose life has been extended by making effective use of a dielectric material; and an image forming apparatus including the ion generating device. | 10-09-2008 |
| 347123000 | Specific ionographic head | 7 |
| 20080252712 | IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT - An image forming element includes a drum body including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers stacked on one another in an alternate pattern, in which a portion of each of the conductive layers extends towards a cavity defined within the conductive layers to form a plurality of electrodes, and a control unit disposed in the cavity, and including a plurality of electrode pads corresponding to the electrodes to provide an electrical connection to the respective electrodes. Structure and processes to fabricate an image forming element are simplified, and fabricating cost can be reduced. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100201775 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention is an image forming apparatus that includes a main body that performs processing to form an image on a recording paper, the image forming apparatus including, an ion generating section that is external to the main body, generates ions and emits those ions to the outside. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100201776 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An ion generator for generating positive ions and negative ions is externally attached above a main body of an image forming apparatus. A ratio between positive ions and negative ions which are generated by the ion generator is switched between two ratios in accordance with whether the image forming apparatus is in an operating state or a standby state so that more negative ions are emitted during the operating state. This makes it possible to suppress an effect of an exhaust gas which contains chemical emissions such as an odor and a VOC and which is discharged from the image forming apparatus and to purify an indoor air. | 08-12-2010 |
| 347124000 | Including simultaneous development | 1 |
| 20140368597 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE COMPRISING A DIRECT IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT - An image forming device includes at least one image forming element moving past an image forming station in which toner is deposited on a surface of the image forming element, which surface is facing the image forming station, said image forming element including a core layer forming a core of the image forming element and including a plurality of tracks comprising electrodes individually connected to corresponding drivers, and a semi-conducting top layer forming the surface of the image forming element, wherein the image forming element further includes an isolating layer in-between the core layer and the semi-conducting top layer, which isolating layer includes a plurality of pads each of which extends over at least one track in a non-overlapping manner, extends towards one underlying track as to form an interconnection with the one underlying track, and is filled with a conducting material in order to let each pad individually be activated by means of the driver of the underlying track in order to adhere toner on a location of the surface of the image forming element, which location corresponds to the underlying activated pad. | 12-18-2014 |
| 347125000 | Fluid assisted charged particle flow or generation | 1 |
| 20130127969 | PRINT HEAD ELEMENT, PRINT HEAD AND IONOGRAPHIC PRINTING APPARATUS - A print head element part of an ionographic print head is provided having a mechanism for introducing at one end an ionisable gas or gas mixture into a tubular channel, the print head element further having a planar driver electrode and a planar control electrode both surrounding channel, a dielectric body keeping driver electrode and control electrode separate, a source for applying an alternating voltage for the ionization of the gas or gas mixture in channel, a modulation electrode being separated from control electrode by dielectric material, a source for applying a direct current voltage between modulation electrode and control electrode to either block ions in channel or to allow the flow out of ions from channel. | 05-23-2013 |
| 347127000 | Laminated head including charged particle generation layer | 2 |
| 20090002471 | CHARGE SPREADING STRUCTURE FOR CHARGE-EMISSION APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a generator electrode, a discharge electrode that has an aperture, a dielectric structure between the generator electrode and the discharge electrode, and a charge spreading structure. The dielectric structure includes a charging region under the aperture. The charge spreading structure is on a surface of the charging region facing the aperture. The charge spreading structure is electrically disconnected from the generator electrode and the discharge electrode and spreads electrical charge carriers over underlying areas of the charging region. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20120218364 | GENERATION OF DIGITAL ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGES AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING ROTARY CONTACTS - An apparatus for printing a latent image includes a rotary contact, a power supply, driving electronics and a plurality of TFT transistors configured as a TFT backplane. The rotary contact receives serially transmitted digital data signals from a controller and generates selection signals and digital pixel voltages. The rotary contact receives operating voltage signals from the controller. The power supply receives the operating voltage signals from the rotary contact and generates a low voltage signal, a ground signal and a high voltage signal. The driving electronics receive the low voltage signal, the ground signal, selection signals and the digital pixel voltages, and generates bias signals and pixel voltages. The TFT backplane receives the high voltage signal, the bias signals and the pixel voltages, and then drives the hole injection pixels to generate an electrostatic latent image in response to the bias signals and pixel voltages. | 08-30-2012 |
| 347128000 | Including driving circuitry | 1 |
| 20090237483 | Drive circuit, light print head, and image forming apparatus - A drive circuit is provided for supplying a drive current to drive a plurality of driven elements each having two main electrodes. The drive circuit includes a switch circuit for receiving a drive signal; and a constant voltage circuit connected to the switch circuit for adjusting the drive current at a constant level. | 09-24-2009 |
