The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Arizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeo Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Fuminari Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Arizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeo Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Fuminari Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is, for example, a fixation device of fixing a resin-containing fine particle, the fixation device being configured to foam a fixation fluid including at least a softening agent configured to dissolve or swell at least one portion of a resin to soften the resin-containing fine particle including a resin, a foaming agent, and water, and to provide a foamed fixation fluid to the resin-containing fine particle, the fixation device including a first storage part configured to contain a softening agent fluid including at least the softening agent, a second storage part configured to contain a foaming agent fluid including at least the foaming agent, and a mixed foamed fixation fluid producing part configured to mix and foam both fluids contained in independent states in the storage parts to produce the foamed fixation fluid.