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Canon patents granted on 27 February 2007
Tuesday February 27th 2007, 9:10 am
Filed under: Canon, Patents

38 US patents granted on 27 February 2007 and assigned to Canon

1 7,185,264 Image processing apparatus and method therefor
2 7,185,053 Data communication apparatus and method for transmitting data based upon a received instruction
3 7,184,976 Apparatus which can be connected to network, and charging management system
4 7,184,914 Sensor signal processor
5 7,184,755 Information exchange system
6 7,184,690 Electrophotographic photosensitive drum supporting apparatus, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
7 7,184,687 Process cartridge mountable to image forming apparatus having positioning portion to engage a member of the apparatus and having member to contact urging member of the apparatus and such image forming apparatus
8 7,184,686 Process cartridge having developing roller and photosensitive drum that can contact and become spaced apart from each other and electrophotographic image forming apparatus mounting such cartridge
9 7,184,682 Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
10 7,184,681 Image forming apparatus with integral recording material supply and power supply units
11 7,184,676 Charging device and image forming apparatus
12 7,184,642 Three-dimensional photonic crystal and optical element
13 7,184,599 Image compression in retained-mode renderer
14 7,184,501 Method of synchronous serial communication and system for synchronous serial communication
15 7,184,376 Reproducing apparatus
16 7,184,227 Optical unit, exposure unit and optical devices
17 7,184,221 Zoom lens system and camera incorporating the same
18 7,184,196 Process for producing electrophoretic display
19 7,184,180 Image forming apparatus, image forming method and program, and recording medium
20 7,184,179 Internet facsimile apparatus and method of controlling internet facsimile communication using the apparatus
21 7,184,171 Image processing method and apparatus and image processing system
22 7,184,165 Information processing apparatus and method for generating print data to be printed in a printer that inputs document data containing page data of first and second sizes, and storage medium embodying a program for executing the method
23 7,184,164 Communication apparatus and method
24 7,184,156 Image processing system and control method, and image processing apparatus
25 7,184,129 Positioning method, and positioning apparatus
26 7,184,127 Exposure apparatus having separately supported first and second shades and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
27 7,183,757 Switching power source, switching power source control method, electric apparatus having the switching power source, and printing apparatus having the switching power source
28 7,183,699 Stacked type electro-mechanical energy conversion element and vibration wave driving apparatus
29 7,183,691 Control apparatus for vibration type actuator and control method thereof
30 7,183,676 Stepping motor
31 7,183,539 Optical system for displaying image and image display apparatus
32 7,183,127 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
33 7,183,018 Electrode material for anode of rechargeable lithium battery, electrode structural body using said electrode material, rechargeable lithium battery using said electrode structural body, process for producing said electrode structural body, and process for producing said rechargeable lithium battery
34 7,183,012 Structure having pores, magnetic recording medium, and method of manufacturing same
35 7,182,897 Method of storing material into which gas saturates
36 7,182,794 Correcting device, exposure apparatus, device production method, and device produced by the device production method
37 7,182,466 Projection optical system and optical system
38 7,182,338 Apparatus for discriminating sheet material