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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:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yasumasa Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399329 ; 399331 ; 219216 ; 219619 ;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a movable member having an electroconductive portion; a back-up member for forming a nip with the movable member; wherein the back-up member has an electroconductive portion-adjacent a surface thereof; magnetic flux producing device for generating a magnetic flux; wherein eddy current is generated in the movable member and the back-up member by a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating device, and the movable member and the back-up member generate heat by the eddy current.