公开(公告)号：US5708936A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-13

申请号：US707350

申请日：1996-09-03

申请人： Fong-Jen Wang ,  Gerald A. Domoto ,  Paul W. Morehouse Jr. ,  John F. Knapp ,  Thomas A. Hanna ,  Stephen T. Chai ,  Joseph F. Lacchia

发明人： Fong-Jen Wang ,  Gerald A. Domoto ,  Paul W. Morehouse Jr. ,  John F. Knapp ,  Thomas A. Hanna ,  Stephen T. Chai ,  Joseph F. Lacchia

IPC分类号： G03G15/10

CPC分类号： G03G15/101

摘要： An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material coating flow applicator for applying a substantially uniform coating of liquid developing material to a moving surface, wherein a housing, situated proximate to the moving surface, includes a fluid transport channel having a relatively narrow-width elongated outlet port for delivering a flow of liquid developing material to the moving surface, and an air flow channel having an elongated inlet aperture located adjacent the moving surface and immediately upstream from said outlet port for applying vacuum pressure to the flow of liquid developing material for varying the profile of the coating flow to provide variation of flow stability as well as thickness. A discussion of the effects of variations in the outlet port geometry, in particular, increasing the dimension between the downstream wall and the surface to be coated, has also been provided. A developing roll situated adjacent to and downstream from the liquid developing material is also provided for attracting the liquid developing material to image areas of the electrostatic latent image.

摘要翻译： 一种用液体显影材料显影静电潜像的装置。 该装置包括用于将液体显影材料基本上均匀的涂层施加到移动表面的液体显影材料涂布流动施加器，其中位于移动表面附近的壳体包括流体输送通道，该流体输送通道具有相对窄的细长出口 用于将液体显影材料流传送到移动表面，以及空气流动通道，其具有位于移动表面附近并紧邻所述出口端上游的细长入口孔，用于向液体显影材料流施加真空压力以改变轮廓 的涂层流动，以提供流动稳定性以及厚度的变化。 还提供了关于出口端口几何形状的变化的影响的讨论，特别是增加下游壁和待涂覆表面之间的尺寸。 还设置有位于液体显影材料附近和下游的显影辊，用于吸引液体显影材料成像静电潜像的区域。

公开(公告)号：US5519473A

公开(公告)日：1996-05-21

申请号：US497990

申请日：1995-07-03

申请人： Paul W. Morehouse, Jr. ,  John F. Knapp

发明人： Paul W. Morehouse, Jr. ,  John F. Knapp

IPC分类号： G03G15/10

CPC分类号： G03G15/101

摘要： An apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image with liquid developing material. The apparatus includes a liquid developing material applicator, wherein a single piece housing fabricated from a non-conductive material is provided for defining an elongated aperture adapted for transporting liquid developing material into contact with the image on the surface of a photoreceptive member, the housing further including a planar surface adjacent the elongated aperture for providing a liquid developing material application region in which the liquid developing material can flow freely in contact with the photoreceptive member. A developing roll situated adjacent to and downstream from the liquid developing material is also provided for for attracting the liquid developing material to image areas of the electrostatic latent image.

摘要翻译： 一种用液体显影材料显影静电潜像的装置。 该设备包括液体显影材料施加器，其中提供由非导电材料制成的单件壳体，用于限定适于将液体显影材料输送到与感光元件表面上的图像接触的细长孔，该壳体进一步 包括邻近所述细长孔的平坦表面，用于提供液体显影材料施加区域，在所述液体显影材料施加区域中，所述液体显影材料可以自由流动地与所述感光元件接触。 还设置有位于液体显影材料附近和下游的显影辊，用于吸引液体显影材料成像静电潜像的区域。

公开(公告)号：US08620700B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-31

申请号：US11311098

申请日：2005-12-19

申请人： Charles B. Duke ,  John F. Knapp ,  Alfons A. Gosiewski

发明人： Charles B. Duke ,  John F. Knapp ,  Alfons A. Gosiewski

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/06312 ,  G06Q10/06313 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/06316 ,  G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/06375 ,  G06Q30/0201

摘要： A business method for defining, controlling, and optimizing a flow of value down a workflow pipeline includes creating a phase-gate workflow pipeline for one or more projects in which completion of one or more predetermined activities of each project advances the project to a succeeding phase in the pipeline. Each of the activities for each project in the pipeline is mapped to a value metric that is a function of a risk discount factor using an option valuation technique. The projects and/or portfolio of projects are then analyzed to determine the flow of value down the pipeline and managed based on analysis of this flow of value.

摘要翻译： 用于定义，控制和优化工作流程流程的业务方法包括为一个或多个项目创建一个阶段工作流管道，其中每个项目的一个或多个预定活动的完成将项目推进到后续阶段 在管线中。 管道中每个项目的每个活动都映射到使用期权估值技术的风险折现因子的函数的值度量。 然后对项目和/或项目组合进行分析，以确定管道的价值流量，并根据对该流量价值的分析进行管理。

公开(公告)号：US08396406B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-12

申请号：US12631381

申请日：2009-12-04

申请人： John F. Knapp ,  Shu Chang

发明人： John F. Knapp ,  Shu Chang

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064 ,  G03G2215/2006 ,  G03G2215/209

摘要： Apparatuses useful in printing and methods of fixing marking materials on media in apparatuses useful in printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses useful in printing includes a first fixing device disposed along a first media path. The first fixing device includes a first fixing member including a first surface and a second fixing member including a second surface which forms a first nip with the first surface. The first fixing device does not include a thermal energy source that actively heats the first surface or the second surface and the first fixing device is adapted to apply pressure to a medium received at the first nip. A second fixing device is disposed along a second media path. The second fixing device includes at least one thermal energy source adapted to supply thermal energy to actively heat the medium at the second fixing device. A controller is configured to selectively route the medium to the first fixing device or to the second fixing device.

摘要翻译： 提供了可用于印刷的装置以及将标记材料固定在介质上用于印刷的装置中的方法。 用于打印的装置的示例性实施例包括沿着第一媒体路径设置的第一固定装置。 第一固定装置包括第一固定构件，其包括第一表面和第二固定构件，第二固定构件包括与第一表面形成第一压合部的第二表面。 第一定影装置不包括主动加热第一表面或第二表面的热能源，并且第一固定装置适于对在第一压区接收的介质施加压力。 第二固定装置沿着第二介质路径设置。 第二固定装置包括至少一个适于提供热能以在第二固定装置处主动加热介质的热能源。 控制器被配置为选择性地将介质路由到第一固定装置或第二固定装置。

公开(公告)号：US5848337A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-08

申请号：US829659

申请日：1997-03-31

申请人： Chu-heng Liu ,  David H. Pan ,  John F. Knapp ,  George A. Gibson ,  Robert M. Simms

发明人： Chu-heng Liu ,  David H. Pan ,  John F. Knapp ,  George A. Gibson ,  Robert M. Simms

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/01

CPC分类号： B82Y15/00 ,  G03G15/0121

摘要： A method and apparatus for eliminating undesirable development of background charge potentials in a multicolor electrostatographic system is disclosed, wherein the application of a developer bias at a given development station is selectively controlled to be substantially equal to or greater than the background image voltage of the image generated by a preceding imaging station such that the voltage differential between toner particles at the development station and the background areas including the previous image areas is substantially zero and the electrostatic forces acting on the toner particles are insufficient to attract the toner particles to the residual image. A method and apparatus is disclosed for eliminating redevelopment of previous images in a multicolor electrostatographic system, and, more particularly, an image-on-image multicolor system, wherein the imaging and development biases for each color in the printing process is systematically adjusted so as to eliminate charge potential differentials which can operate to attract toner particles to the receiving member in a subsequent image development procedure.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于消除多色静电照相系统中的背景电荷电位的不期望的发展的方法和装置，其中在给定的显影台上施加显影剂偏压被选择性地控制为基本上等于或大于图像的背景图像电压 由先前的成像站产生，使得显影台上的调色剂颗粒与包括先前图像区域的背景区域之间的电压差基本上为零，并且作用在调色剂颗粒上的静电力不足以将调色剂颗粒吸引到残留图像 。 公开了一种用于消除多色静电照相系统中先前图像的重新开发的方法和装置，更具体地，涉及一种图像上多色系统，其中在打印过程中针对每种颜色的成像和显影偏差被系统地调整为 以消除在随后的图像显影程序中可以操作以将调色剂颗粒吸引到接收构件的电荷电位差。

公开(公告)号：US5745826A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US785108

申请日：1997-01-21

申请人： Shu Chang ,  Lawrence Floyd, Jr. ,  Santokh S. Badesha ,  Donald S. Sypula ,  John F. Knapp

发明人： Shu Chang ,  Lawrence Floyd, Jr. ,  Santokh S. Badesha ,  Donald S. Sypula ,  John F. Knapp

IPC分类号： G03G15/11 ,  G03G15/10

CPC分类号： G03G15/11 ,  G03G2215/017 ,  G03G2215/0626

摘要： An image protecting conditioning roll for conditioning developed images in a liquid immersion development reproduction machine. The image protecting conditioning roll includes a rigid, conductive and porous core; an absorbent intermediate layer formed over the rigid core; and an inelastic image protecting top, outer layer formed over the absorbent intermediate layer, for contacting and protecting an image being conditioned, by preventing undesirable image offset and image smearing.

摘要翻译： 一种图像保护调理辊，用于在液浸显影再现机中调节显影图像。 图像保护调理辊包括刚性，导电和多孔的芯; 形成在刚性芯上的吸收性中间层; 以及通过防止不期望的图像偏移和图像拖尾，保护形成在吸收性中间层上的外层的非弹性图像，用于接触和保护被调理的图像。

公开(公告)号：US5121171A

公开(公告)日：1992-06-09

申请号：US638966

申请日：1991-01-09

申请人： John F. Knapp

发明人： John F. Knapp

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  H04N1/50

CPC分类号： H04N1/508 ,  G03G15/0184 ,  G03G2215/0106

摘要： A printing machine having a pair of photoconductive drums with a transfer roller interposed therebetween produces a full color document in two operating cycles. During the first operating cycle, a first color developed image is transferred from the first photoconductive drum to a sheet moving with the transfer roller. A second color developed image is transferred from the second photoconductive drum to the sheet in superimposed registration with the first developed image transferred thereto. During the second operating cycle, the foregoing process is repeated for a third color developed image and a fourth color developed image. In this way, a full color composite toner image is formed on the sheet.

摘要翻译： 具有一对具有转印辊的感光鼓的印刷机在两个操作循环中产生全色文档。 在第一操作周期期间，将第一显色图像从第一感光鼓转印到用转印辊移动的片材上。 第二显色图像从第二感光鼓转印到与转印到其上的第一显影图像重叠对准的纸张。 在第二操作周期期间，对于第三显色图像和第四显色图像重复上述处理。 以这种方式，在片材上形成全色复合调色剂图像。

公开(公告)号：US5077578A

公开(公告)日：1991-12-31

申请号：US692431

申请日：1991-04-29

申请人： Steven J. Grammatica ,  John F. Knapp

发明人： Steven J. Grammatica ,  John F. Knapp

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/06 ,  G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/10

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812 ,  G03G2215/0614 ,  G03G2215/0636

摘要： An apparatus which develops an electrostatic latent image recorded on a photoconductive member with toner. The toner in the chamber of the developer housing is fluidized and transported thereacross by an elongated member. A donor roller advances the toner particles to a latent image recorded on a photoconductive member. A rotating rod resiliently urged into contact with the donor roller charges the toner on the donor roller. In order to attract toner particles to the donor roller, the elongated member and the charging rod are electrically biased by voltages having the same polarity. The elongated member and the charging rod are electrically biased by voltages of opposite polarity to denude the donor roller of toner particles.

摘要翻译： 利用调色剂显影记录在感光体上的静电潜像的装置。 显影剂壳体的腔室中的调色剂被流动并通过细长构件在其上传送。 供体辊将调色剂颗粒推进到记录在感光体上的潜像。 弹性地推动与供体辊接触的旋转杆对施主辊上的调色剂充电。 为了将调色剂颗粒吸引到供体辊，细长构件和充电杆由具有相同极性的电压电偏置。 细长构件和充电杆由相反极性的电压进行电偏压，以使调色剂颗粒的供体辊变形。

公开(公告)号：US5047806A

公开(公告)日：1991-09-10

申请号：US537660

申请日：1990-06-14

申请人： Grace T. Brewington ,  John F. Knapp

发明人： Grace T. Brewington ,  John F. Knapp

IPC分类号： G03G15/06 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0808 ,  G03G2215/0614 ,  G03G2215/0636

摘要： An apparatus which develops a latent image recorded on an image receiving member with marking particles. A chamber in a developer housing stores a supply of charged marking particles. The marking particles having a charge distribution. A donor roll is positioned in the chamber of the housing to transport marking particles closely adjacent to the latent image to develop the latent image. A rotating, elongated member moves the marking particles. An electrical bias is applied between the elongated member and the donor roll to selectively attract marking particles from the elongated member to the donor roll. The marking particles attracted to the donor roller have a charge distribution with a selected range. The range of the charge distribution of the marking particles attracted to the donor roller is less than the range of the charge distribution of the marking particles being moved by the elongated member.

公开(公告)号：US4920023A

公开(公告)日：1990-04-24

申请号：US201657

申请日：1988-06-02

申请人： Ronald J. Koch ,  John F. Knapp ,  Robert J. Gruber

发明人： Ronald J. Koch ,  John F. Knapp ,  Robert J. Gruber

IPC分类号： G03G9/097 ,  G03G9/113

CPC分类号： G03G9/09791 ,  G03G9/09708 ,  G03G9/1138

摘要： A process for the preparation of stable developer compositions, which comprises treating coated carrier particles with metal salts, or metal salts of fatty acids, and thereafter admixing these particles with a colored toner composition containing metal salts or metal salts of fatty acids, and comprised of resin particles and colored pigment particles, and wherein the salts are present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 1 percent by weight.

摘要翻译： 一种制备稳定的显影剂组合物的方法，其包括用金属盐或脂肪酸的金属盐处理涂覆的载体颗粒，然后将这些颗粒与含有金属盐或脂肪酸金属盐的着色调色剂组合物混合，并由 树脂颗粒和着色颜料颗粒，其中盐的含量为约0.01至约1重量％。