for dispensing developer from a developer cartridge not directly attached to the development unit

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G03G15/0879for dispensing developer from a developer cartridge not directly attached to the development unit

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Image forming apparatus including retractable exposure portion
- Patent number 12,164,240
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ryoichi Kawasumi
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Image forming apparatus
- Patent number 12,153,359
- Issue date Nov 26, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tomohiro Suzuki
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and bottle
- Patent number 12,138,934
- Issue date Nov 12, 2024
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Daisuke Maeta
- B41 - PRINTING LINING MACHINES TYPEWRITERS STAMPS
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Toner conveying apparatus having toner conveying paths and image fo...
- Patent number 12,135,513
- Issue date Nov 5, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tsukasa Abe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developer replenishment device and image forming apparatus
- Patent number 12,130,566
- Issue date Oct 29, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hiroki Ogino
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner container and image forming system
- Patent number 12,105,441
- Issue date Oct 1, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hiroyuki Munetsugu
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus including duct structure that supports ligh...
- Patent number 12,066,766
- Issue date Aug 20, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ryoichi Kawasumi
- B41 - PRINTING LINING MACHINES TYPEWRITERS STAMPS
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Toner supply device and image forming apparatus
- Patent number 12,055,871
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Tomohisa Soda
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus capable of facilitating toner replenishment...
- Patent number 12,044,985
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Powder container, powder supply device, and image forming apparatus...
- Patent number 11,953,843
- Issue date Apr 9, 2024
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Kentaro Nodera
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner conveyance device that can execute toner loosening mode, and...
- Patent number 11,906,912
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Akihiro Watanabe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developer supply container and developer supplying system
- Patent number 11,906,926
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image-forming apparatus provided with urging member for urging proc...
- Patent number 11,899,394
- Issue date Feb 13, 2024
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Method for error handling in the toner refill process
- Patent number 11,892,781
- Issue date Feb 6, 2024
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Mok-Hwa Lim
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus and developer replenishment thereof
- Patent number 11,874,612
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Nobuyuki Kobayashi
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developer supply container and developer supplying system
- Patent number 11,860,569
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developer supply container and developer supplying system
- Patent number 11,852,991
- Issue date Dec 26, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus having an abnormality detection mode
- Patent number 11,841,639
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yasuhiko Okuma
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Client device, control method, and storage medium for smoothly exch...
- Patent number 11,841,643
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Akinori Mitsumata
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus including a screw to co...
- Patent number 11,841,644
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tomofumi Kawamura
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner cartridge having a variable volume pump and a feeding path fr...
- Patent number 11,815,830
- Issue date Nov 14, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hiroomi Matsuzaki
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner conveyance device, and developing device and image forming ap...
- Patent number 11,809,096
- Issue date Nov 7, 2023
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Akihiro Watanabe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Powder container
- Patent number 11,803,134
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Kenji Kikuchi
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus with replenishable toner supply
- Patent number 11,796,937
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Kazumichi Shimizu
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Toner conveying apparatus having orthogonal toner conveying paths a...
- Patent number 11,782,361
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tsukasa Abe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming apparatus including LED array attached to top cover
- Patent number 11,726,429
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Consumable supply method, consumable container, image forming appar...
- Patent number 11,709,442
- Issue date Jul 25, 2023
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Toshio Koike
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developer supply container and developer supplying system
- Patent number 11,687,027
- Issue date Jun 27, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image forming device and controlling method
- Patent number 11,619,893
- Issue date Apr 4, 2023
- Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Junichi Arai
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Developing apparatus having multi-blade portion replenishment conve...
- Patent number 11,599,043
- Issue date Mar 7, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Koji Shigehiro
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY

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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ENHANCING CONVENIENCE OF IMAGE F...
- Publication number 20240393716
- Publication date Nov 28, 2024
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
- Kazuto Misu
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DUCT STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS LIGH...
- Publication number 20240345502
- Publication date Oct 17, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- RYOICHI KAWASUMI
- B41 - PRINTING LINING MACHINES TYPEWRITERS STAMPS
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TONER CONTAINER
- Publication number 20240337967
- Publication date Oct 10, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- HIROYUKI MUNETSUGU
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPING DEVICE
- Publication number 20240329562
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Sadayuki TSUJINO
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Facilitating Toner Replenishment...
- Publication number 20240329565
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240231270
- Publication date Jul 11, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR ERROR HANDLING IN THE TONER REFILL PROCESS
- Publication number 20240142892
- Publication date May 2, 2024
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Mok-Hwa LIM
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240134310
- Publication date Apr 25, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROC...
- Publication number 20240126204
- Publication date Apr 18, 2024
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240094658
- Publication date Mar 21, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Akinori Mitsumata
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240069468
- Publication date Feb 29, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER REPLENISHMENT THEREOF
- Publication number 20240061359
- Publication date Feb 22, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- NOBUYUKI KOBAYASHI
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20240036495
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hiroomi Matsuzaki
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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TONER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20230375962
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tsukasa Abe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LED ARRAY ATTACHED TO TOP COVER
- Publication number 20230350342
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Shougo SATO
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20230288839
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- RYOICHI KAWASUMI
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20230288840
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- RYOICHI KAWASUMI
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROC...
- Publication number 20230185233
- Publication date Jun 15, 2023
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230115524
- Publication date Apr 13, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230097912
- Publication date Mar 30, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Manabu Jimba
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230048946
- Publication date Feb 16, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230041483
- Publication date Feb 9, 2023
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Facilitating Toner Replenishment...
- Publication number 20230004104
- Publication date Jan 5, 2023
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Shougo Sato
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
Information Patent Application
TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20220404739
- Publication date Dec 22, 2022
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tomofumi Kawamura
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS...
- Publication number 20220342347
- Publication date Oct 27, 2022
- RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Kentaro NODERA
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220276583
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220276584
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yohei Gamo
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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POWDER CONTAINER
- Publication number 20220253001
- Publication date Aug 11, 2022
- RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Kenji KIKUCHI
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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TONER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20220197189
- Publication date Jun 23, 2022
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tsukasa Abe
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY
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POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- Publication number 20220163905
- Publication date May 26, 2022
- RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Junichi MATSUMOTO
- G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY

for dispensing developer from a developer cartridge not directly attached to the development unit

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Image forming apparatus including retractable exposure portion

Image forming apparatus

Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and bottle

Toner conveying apparatus having toner conveying paths and image fo...

Developer replenishment device and image forming apparatus

Toner container and image forming system

Image forming apparatus including duct structure that supports ligh...

Toner supply device and image forming apparatus

Image forming apparatus capable of facilitating toner replenishment...

Powder container, powder supply device, and image forming apparatus...

Toner conveyance device that can execute toner loosening mode, and...

Developer supply container and developer supplying system

Image-forming apparatus provided with urging member for urging proc...

Method for error handling in the toner refill process

Image forming apparatus and developer replenishment thereof

Developer supply container and developer supplying system

Developer supply container and developer supplying system

Image forming apparatus having an abnormality detection mode

Client device, control method, and storage medium for smoothly exch...

Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus including a screw to co...

Toner cartridge having a variable volume pump and a feeding path fr...

Toner conveyance device, and developing device and image forming ap...

Powder container

Image forming apparatus with replenishable toner supply

Toner conveying apparatus having orthogonal toner conveying paths a...

Image forming apparatus including LED array attached to top cover

Consumable supply method, consumable container, image forming appar...

Developer supply container and developer supplying system

Image forming device and controlling method

Developing apparatus having multi-blade portion replenishment conve...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ENHANCING CONVENIENCE OF IMAGE F...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DUCT STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS LIGH...

TONER CONTAINER

DEVELOPING DEVICE

Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Facilitating Toner Replenishment...

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

METHOD FOR ERROR HANDLING IN THE TONER REFILL PROCESS

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROC...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER REPLENISHMENT THEREOF

DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

TONER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LED ARRAY ATTACHED TO TOP COVER

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROC...

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Facilitating Toner Replenishment...

TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS...

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM

POWDER CONTAINER

TONER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS