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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. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Hideaki Ohhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutaka Naito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Itoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A belt fixing device includes an endless belt member, an excitation coil and a deterioration detection unit. The endless belt member includes a metal layer. The excitation coil heats the metal layer by electromagnetic induction. The deterioration detection unit detects deterioration of the metal layer of the belt member through the excitation coil.