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5296901 Electric contact for dry toner cartridge  
An improved toner cartridge and contact which pertains to the recycling of the cartridge is disclosed by providing an alternate or additional way of completing the electrical bias connection to the...
5293913 Bottle keying system  
The system ensures the proper placement of bottles which deliver material to a system. The system prevents male components from being mounted on incorrect female components. The male components can...
5289955 Tri-level highlight color replenisher  
A developer dispensing apparatus includes a coiled spring used as a slinky auger which is rotated through a developer mixture of toner and carrier beads for dispensing developer through a...
5289243 Installation and removal structure of a developing unit and a toner cartridge in an image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit which supplies toner to an image carrier for developing a latent image. A toner cartridge is normally mounted on the developing unit and covers...
5280324 Toner cartridge  
A detachable toner cartridge for use in an electrophotographic printer includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder contacting each other and having respective toner discharge outlets that can...
5268722 Detachable developer supply container having means for selectively prohibiting detachment  
A developer supply device for supplying an image forming apparatus with a developer includes a developer accomodating container having an opening for supplying the developer, and a member for...
5261326 Method to modify a printer cartridge to function in a fax machine  
A method for modifying a conventional laser printer toner cartridge assembly so it may be used in a fax machine in place of more expensive cartridges specifically designed for the fax machine. The...
5260750 Image forming apparatus having integral developing agent storing and removing containers  
An image forming apparatus includes a toner processing unit which is detachably fitted to a cleaning device and a developing unit arranged in the apparatus body. The unit has first and second...
5258811 Image forming system and process cartridge removably mountable on same  
An image forming system having an image bearing member and a developer bearing member. Developer bearing member is biased toward the image bearing member by using the weight of a developing device....
RE34344 Developing device  
A developing device includes a developing section provided with an applicator for applying a developer to a latent electrostatic image and a supporting section for supporting the developing section...
5235390 Developing device with toner cartridge cover shaped to prevent leakage  
A developing device including a device body which has a toner reception port and supplies toner stored therein to a photosensitive member, a toner cartridge, which is detachably mounted in the...
5229824 Developer material supplying device for integral type processing unit assembled in electrophotographic type image recording apparatus  
An integral type processing unit has a photosensitive drum, a developing unit for forming a developer toner image on the photosensitive drum, and a cleaning unit for scraping off residual toners...
5221945 Toner cartridge having an air passageway  
A toner cartridge in which a container defines an open ended chamber. The container is adapted to store a supply of toner in the chamber thereof. The open end of the chamber is sealed. A passageway...
5218407 Apparatus for initial set-up of developer unit in an image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus is provided with a developing unit for making a visible image out of an electrostatic latent image with use of developer. The apparatus has a determination unit for...
5185616 Developer station for a laser printer  
In order to reduce environmental damage by toner refill cartridges constructed as disposable articles, it is proposed, in a developer station which is provided by the manufacturer with a shaft (2)...
5184181 Cartridge discriminating system  
The present invention relates to a system for making discriminations between cartridges for housing toners to be equipped on image forming apparatus such as electrostatic copiers, laser beam...
5175588 Developing device  
A developing device includes a device body which has a toner reception port and supplies toner stored therein to a photosensitive member, a toner cartridge, which is detachably mounted in the...
5175587 Developing apparatus having a detachable developer cartridge  
A developing apparatus includes a first locking means for locking a first supplying lid disposed at a first supplying opening in a closing position, a second locking element for locking a second...
5172168 Electrophotographic system haivng a developing device with a plurality of toner feeders  
An electrophotographic system for use as a laser beam printer, a copying machine, or the like has an image carrier for receiving an electrostatic latent image, a developing device for developing...
5153650 Toner container and process unit including the same  
A process unit includes a unit frame having a pair of walls arranged in a width direction to maintain a distance and a developing device mounted between the pair of side walls of the unit frame....
5150162 Toner supply device for an image forming apparatus  
A toner supply device advantageously applicable to a full color copier has a plurality of supply units each being associated with respective one of developing units incorporated in the color...
5142335 Electrostatic latent image-developing device and toner cartridge used therefor  
An electrostatic latent image-developing device is equipped with a toner cartridge-holding means and a toner cartridge fitted thereto. The toner cartridge includes a container with a toner...
5109254 Developing apparatus  
A developing apparatus has a developer cartridge having a first developer storage room for storing an unused new developer, a second developer storage room for storing a used old developer, and...
5101871 Sealing member on a toner cartridge  
Disclosed is a toner cartridge in which not only a first zone is provided for containing a toner therein but also a second zone is formed and a first opening and a second opening are formed...
5092267 Powder collection unit with integral dryer  
Apparatus for collecting and drying powder used for electrostatic coating of a workpiece has air injection means incorporated into the collection bin both to dry and also to homogenize powder...
5089854 Apparatus for supplementing developing agent into image forming machine  
An apparatus for supplementing a toner into a toner hopper of a developing device using the toner including a toner supplementing container having a toner bottle having an opening, a shutter member...
5084734 Developer container for an image recording apparatus  
A toner container detachably mounted to a developing unit of a copying apparatus which contains fresh toner to be supplied to the developing unit and also stores used toner thereinto. A partition...
5079591 Toner cartridge with an inner sack which is perforated when the cartridge is isnerted  
A developing apparatus operable with a toner cartridge having a flexible sack which is filled with a toner. When the toner cartridge is mounted on a developing tank included in the apparatus, the...
5077584 Toner supply device for electrophotographic equipment  
A toner supply device incorporated in electrophotographic equipment which develops a latent image electrostatically formed on an image carrier by using toner. The device has a toner tank for...
5075724 System for recognizing interchangeable articles  
A system for recognizing a detachable article attached to an apparatus, and judging whether the article as mounted in position is genuine. The article can be identified by the predetermined device,...
5074344 Toner container and latchable cover  
A toner container includes a containing portion and a cover. The cover is generally to be positioned adjacent a toner sump and the containing portion slid off the cover onto the sump. To prevent...
5055881 Device for supplying a toner to a developing unit  
A toner supply device loaded with a removable toner cartridge for supplying a toner to a developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. When the toner is fed from the toner...
5045884 Toner supply arrangement  
A toner supply arrangement for use in a developing apparatus which includes a plurality of toner accommodating containers provided in the developing apparatus, a toner transport device for...
5040025 Toner cartridge for an image forming apparatus  
A toner cartridge for use with a facsimile transceiver, printer or similar electrophotographic image forming apparatus for supplying a toner, or developer, to a developing unit of the apparatus. A...
5040024 Vessel for developer  
An electrophotographic copying machine developer vessel includes a vessel proper having a closed top, a barrel and a tapered inclined portion continuous to the barrel. The developer vessel also...
5034776 Copying machine and toner supply container therefor  
A copying machine of the present invention is constructed such that, when a toner in a toner containing portion provided in a developing unit is emptied, a toner supply container whose opening for...
5030998 Toner cartridge having easily removable toner supply opening seal member  
A toner cartridge with a cartridge body having a toner supply opening, a seal member, having a folded part, for closing the toner supply opening with a portion between the folded part and an end,...
4989045 Method for removal and addition of developer to a toner module in an electrophotographic print engine  
A toner module has a mixing roller and a decorator roller. The decorator roller, which extends partially through a developer opening, has a partial magnetic core enclosed by a developer carrying...
4982242 Color image forming apparatus  
A color image forming apparatus provided with a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a latent image bearing member. The developing device comprises a plurality...
4977429 Apparatus for supplying toner to an image forming apparatus  
An image forming apparatus having a developing unit for developing a latent image electrostatically formed on a photoconductive element or similar image carrier by a developer, or toner, to produce...
4969011 Toner control system for xerographic reproduction machine  
A toner cartridge dispensing system is provided which is particularly useful for xerographically plotting documents of above average length, such as engineering drawings. In one embodiment, a...
4965639 Toner supply cartridge for reproduction and printing machines  
A reproduction machine having a rotatable toner supply cartridge which dispenses toner into a developer sump, the cartridge being inclined at an angle with respect to the horizontal axis so as to...
4963940 Toner cartridge for a copying apparatus  
A toner cartridge for supplying a toner to a photo-copy machine and collecting a waste portion of the toner after a copy operation with the photo-copy machine, comprising; a cylindrical body for...
4954844 Multicolor image developing device  
Disclosed is an apparatus for forming a color image on a photoreceptor, in which along the rotation direction of the photoreceptor there are provided an imagewise exposure process to form a latent...
4949123 Toner supply device for a developing apparatus  
A toner supply device for supplying a toner to a developing apparatus of an electrophotographic copier or similar image recorder is implemented by a cylindrical toner tank mounted on the apparatus...
4942432 Apparatus for adding toner to an electrostatographic development station  
An efficient, clean and inexpensive apparatus for adding fresh toner to a development station in an electrostatographic copier or printer includes a pivotable member for holding and transporting a...
4937627 Image forming apparatus having toner replenishing device interchangeable with a developing unit  
An image forming apparatus provided with a toner replenishing device attachable to a position of any one of a plurality of developing units. The toner replenishing device replenishes toner to...
4937628 Apparatus for storing and dispensing particulate material  
Apparatus for storing and dispensing particulate material comprising a container defining a chamber for storing particulate material having an opening in the surface for dispensing particulate...
4930684 Closure strip and method for remanufacturing a toner cartridge and toner cartridge  
A toner cartridge, the cartridge having a first and second section. A toner material is located in the first section and maintained in the first section by a gasket. The gasket comprises a flexible...
4913087 Developing device of a copier  
A developing device for a copier has a cartridge detachably attached to its housing. An outlet and an inlet provided with lids connect the interiors of the cartridge and the housing but developing...