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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Shinichi Hisatomi, Suwon-si, KR;
So-won Sheen, Seoul, KR;
Jong-woo Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seok-hoon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the image forming apparatus are provided. An image forming apparatus may determine the operation start time point of a photoconductor based on ready times of the photoconductor and devices used in image forming processes so as to minimize idling of the photoconductor.