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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2023
Applicants:

Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;

Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;

Shota Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;

Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;

Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;

Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;

Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yuichiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;

Kazuki Shimodate, Kanagawa, JP;

Shota Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;

Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;

Naoki Takai, Tokyo, JP;

Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;

Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01);
Abstract

A thermal fixer includes a first thermal fixing roller and a second thermal fixing roller. The first thermal fixing roller includes a first heater. The second thermal fixing roller is pressed to the first thermal fixing roller. The second thermal fixing roller includes a second heater and has a diameter, a rigidity, and a surface releasability substantially identical to the first thermal fixing roller.


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