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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:
Mar. 28, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuo Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Bisaiji, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Takemoto, Yamato, JP;
Kohichiro Jinnai, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshio Kawakubo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355285 ; 219216 ;
Abstract
A fixing device for an image forming apparatus and having a heating member facing a sheet transport path. The heating member has a number of heating portions which are separate in a direction perpendicular to an intended direction of sheet transport. The heating portions are selectively driven in matching relation to a toner image carried on a sheet.