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7636541 Mobile paper guide  
A mobile paper guide in an automatic document feeder (ADF) is comprised of draft platen, motor, connection rod, and paper guide plate; the rod including a knob inserted onto the rod, an arm...
7627281 Paper tray, paper feeder with the tray, and image forming device  
A sheet tray ( 1 ) includes at least one sheet detecting sensor ( 10 ) for detecting a sheet set on a sheet setting surface ( 2 ). The sheet detecting sensor ( 10 ) includes (i) a movable detecting...
7570399 Focal point shifter for scanning applications  
A method, system, and apparatus for the shifting of a scanning device's focal point is described herein. The method, system, and apparatus comprise a focal point shifter interposed between a...
7558523 Automatic document feeder for duplex scanning  
An automatic document feeder for duplex scanning includes a scanning module, a pickup roller assembly, a first discharging roller assembly, a second discharging roller assembly, a first path, a...
7547014 Recording material guiding device and recording apparatus  
In a recording material guiding device, a second guide member 606 is comprised of a hopper swinging surface 23 c, an edge guide member 25 including a second side end guide member 25 a, and...
7529516 Method and apparatus for image processing  
An image processing apparatus according to this invention has an apparatus body containing an image forming part, an opening/closing member attached to be openable/closable about an opening/closing...
7515864 Image forming apparatus  
In an image forming apparatus including an image reading unit, an image forming unit, and a column support portion supports the image reading unit in a cantilever manner so that a space is provided...
7510181 Sheet-supply cassette, and image recording apparatus including sheet-supply cassette  
A sheet-supply cassette including a main member which is open upward and which is adapted to store recording sheets that are stacked on each other; an auxiliary member which is open upward and...
7450898 Multi-functional peripheral device  
A multi-functional peripheral device is provided including a printing unit which develops images that are read from a document. A scanning unit is installed on the printing unit so as to rotate and...
7437117 Closing auxiliary device and image forming apparatus therewith  
A closing auxiliary device includes an automatic sheet feeder, a closing auxiliary handle, and a magnet and a metal portion. The automatic sheet feeder is provided in the apparatus main body while...
7409184 Original document reading device  
When an original document is placed on the lift tray, a timer is reset and starts counting a predetermined time (S 12 ). Whether an alignment device is moved to adjust the original documents loaded...
7405850 Scanner apparatus  
A scanner apparatus is provided. The scanner apparatus includes a carrier sheet, which includes a base sheet and a plurality of scan sheets attached to the base sheet and in which each of a...
7395023 Image forming apparatus  
The present invention holds the source document feeding direction downstream edge of a printed sheet ejected above a source document feed tray by means of a top ejection platform functioning as a...
7379701 Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus  
A sheet cassette ( 1 ) according to the present invention has a double structure portion ( 10 ) including an upper plate ( 11 ) and a lower plate ( 12 ). The lower plate ( 12 ) has a first guide...
7359095 Apparatus used with scanner for holding transparent objective film  
A film holding apparatus for use with a scanner is provided. The film holding apparatus selectively holds a positive film and a negative film that are to be scanned. The positive film is thicker...
7245869 Paper supply unit and an image forming apparatus having the same  
A paper supply unit including a front cover mounted to a main body of the image forming apparatus to occupy and move between open and closed positions, and, when occupying the opened position,...
7224496 Positioning device for scanned object of scanner  
The invention relative to a positioning device for the scanned object of a scanner may make a positioning function to a document or a book to be scanned. Through designing a positioning element on...
7151620 Utility document lid for imaging devices  
A lid for an imaging device is disclosed. The lid comprises a cover having a first side and a second side. The first side of the cover is adapted to retain an object to be imaged proximate to an...
7095534 Method and device for positioning of platen glass of image reader  
A method and mechanism to set a platen glass of an image reader by demounting the platen glass after the platen glass has previously been position-adjusted and positioning means have been fixed to...
7016640 Document handler/scan tub skew correction system  
An improvement in a skew adjustment system used in correcting skew between a document handler and a scan tub includes curved slots in a base portion of the document handler that are positioned for...
6990311 Apparatus and method for limiting media movement on an imaging apparatus  
Disclosed are systems and methods for limiting movement of medium on an imaging apparatus comprising positioning the medium against an imaging surface, moving a moveable surface to sandwich the...
6965749 Image inputting device with electrostatic generating device  
The present invention provides an image-inputting device with an electrostatic generating device used to generate the electrostatic charge to inner surface of the top cover of the image-inputting...
6928258 Scanner with deployable support  
In accordance with one specific, exemplary embodiment of the invention, there is provided a scanner housing comprising a back wall and opposed side walls; a transparent platen mounted on the...
6909526 Greeting card maker for use with a scanner  
Greeting card making apparatus for assisting in the production of a greeting card by duplication apparatus may comprise a layout template that defines a layout area. The layout area accommodates at...
6882822 Platen cover open/close mechanism for image forming apparatus  
The invention provides a platen cover open/close mechanism for an image scanning device including platen glass, a platen cover for pressing an original against the platen glass and an optical...
6859638 Original document tray for scanning and printing apparatus  
An original document tray for a scanning and printing apparatus includes original document guides for guiding an original document in the original document tray into a scanning unit by determining...
6832068 Apparatus and method that provides an input reference location  
One embodiment of the invention is an imaging device comprising an illuminated reference locator that comprises an illuminated surface that identifies an input location that receives an object to...
6791724 Imaging device with media clamp  
An imaging device comprising a transparent, media support platen having a first surface portion and a second surface portion; a media clamp mounted in displaceable, overlying relationship with the...
6748193 Mechanism for retaining platen glass used to read original in course of being fed in image reader  
A mechanism for retaining a platen glass of an image reader adapted to irradiate original in the course of being fed and thereby to pick up image information wherein the platen glass used to read...
6640083 Intermediate transparent document holder cover for photocopying machine platen  
An intermediate platen cover is provided between a platen and a platen cover of a photocopying machine to prevent displacement of a document on the platen. The intermediate platen cover is...
6608989 Media position retaining device  
A device and method for retaining media in a predetermined position for imaging. A platen for a flatbed imaging device includes an electrostatic charge that is imparted to the platen either...
6557843 Document feeder with linking mechanism  
An automatic document feeding apparatus of the present invention is arranged such that a transportation unit 24 (enclosing a pre-feeding roller 25 , a pair of paper feeding rollers 26 , a pair...
6532349 Image reading-out apparatus  
An image reading-out apparatus provided at least with a document table made of a transparent material that passes an image reading light beam and having a flat surface on which a document can be...
6529295 Image scanner utilizing rollers to bias an original in a holder against a support such that the holder enters the image scanner by a nibbling action of the roller and support  
An image scanner in which an original is scanned by a trilinear CCD array, i.e. the original is scanned line by line, three lines at the time, one line for each color. Thus, at a specific time...
6433941 Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus  
The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus which has an original supporting surface on which a sheet original is placed, reading means for reading an image of the sheet original...
6345763 Image reading apparatus for reading a bookform document placed on a document table in face-up state  
An image reading apparatus which reads out a document, such as as a book, placed face-up and opened on a document table. The apparatus includes an image reading device for reading out the document...
6263184 System for previewing the alignment of a document positioned in a copier machine  
A copy machine is provided with a supplemental illumination source preferably fixedly mounted beneath a transparent copying plate upon which a document to be copied is placed. The illumination...
6188468 Image reading-out apparatus provided with automatic document conveying apparatus  
An automatic manuscript document conveying apparatus which can freely set printing of a mark on a document, e.g. indicating completion of a reading or transmitting operation of the document, such...
6163668 Multi-functional copier and printing apparatus which provides various options from which to read in, output and display images  
A composite apparatus includes a business-machine main-body apparatus having at least a copying function and a printer function, and a display device, also operating as an original-pressing plate,...
6157439 Copy system with document previewing  
A document copy system includes a preview sensor that is dedicated to document previewing and distinct from any other sensor that is involved in the document copying process. The preview sensor is...
6144813 Image forming apparatus provided with conveying path changeover device  
An image forming apparatus including a sheet feeding device, an image forming device for forming an image on a sheet fed, a plurality of conveying paths for directing the sheet on which the image...
6058281 Scan module for a document copying machine  
A scan module for a document copying machine which is provided with its own document scanner. The scan module is provided with a housing suitable for releasable fixing to the document copying...
6009302 Automatic document feeder having an input tray paper stop and pick mechanism  
An automatic document feeder mounted removably to a computer input device having a medium receiving and supporting surface includes a plurality of interconnectable modular assemblies for defining a...
5884117 Image-forming apparatus with a cover-mounted document-reading unit and a common tray for receiving a recording medium and original document features  
An image forming apparatus features a document-reading unit mounted to an exterior cover of the apparatus to which at least part of an image-forming unit can be removed from the interior of the...
5881351 Printing apparatus having reader, printer, cover, and transfer path from printer to cover  
A printing apparatus includes, a first body including a reader for reading an information on a first workpiece, and a printer for printing an image on a second workpiece, and a second body...
5790278 Scanner with drawer load and exit  
A scanner includes a drawer, extendible outside the scanner, for loading the original into the scanner; and a drawer supporting arrangement for supporting the drawer for movement into and out of...
5710967 Apparatus which indicates to a user the proper placement of pages to be scanned  
A scanning mechanism which indicates to a user the manner of setting a page in order for the page to be properly scanned. When an automatic document feeder is not being used, a paper orientation...
5659838 Method and system for substantially eliminating a shadow effect during duplication  
The current invention discloses photocopying methods and systems for substantially eliminating shadows caused by uneven surfaces of an original by the use of a light diffusing element or a carrier...
5636006 Apparatus and method for scanning a bound document using a wedge shaped platen with a moving mirror  
A wedge shaped platen scanner sequentially records opposing pages of a bound document positioned thereon using a single imaging station. A mirror is positioned between the wedges of the platen. A...
5583628 Copying machine having an active staple removing apparatus  
A convenience staple removing station in a portion of a frame of a reproduction machine for effectively and safely removing staples from a stapled set of document sheets. The staple removing...
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