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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. 16, 2001
Filed:
May. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Kato, Toride, JP;
Yasumasa Otsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Yoji Tomoyuki, Ichikawa, JP;
Akira Hayakawa, Abiko, JP;
Daizo Fukuzawa, Matsudo, JP;
Mahito Yoshioka, Toride, JP;
Masahide Hirai, Toride, JP;
Ken Nakagawa, Moriya, JP;
Hisashi Nakahara, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image fixing apparatus has a heating member, a back-up roller cooperating with the heating member to form a nip therebetween for pinching and conveying a recording material bearing an image thereon, and a controlling device for controlling a temperature of the nip. The controlling device heats the nip after a fixing process is finished and after a rotation of the back-up roller is stopped.