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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Inventor:
Kumiko Ogino, Sakai City, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5066 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes one or more controllers; and an image former having a detachable fixing unit, wherein the one or more controllers acquire fixing unit information on a fixing unit being attached to the image former, and execute a predetermined process, based on the acquired fixing unit information.
Ogino, Kumiko. (2026). Image forming apparatus and method for operating image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12693617). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12693617
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