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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Asai, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Hosoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kensaku Kusaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Maruta, Hachiohji, JP;
Shigeo Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355290 ; 338306 ; 346 / ;
Abstract
A heating apparatus includes a heater which is stationary in use; a film in sliding contact with the heater; a pressing member cooperative with the film to form a nip therebetween; wherein the heater is provided with a portion which is stepped in a direction away from the film toward downstream with respect to a movement direction of the film, the stepped portion being in a width of the nip.