Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107029 | Fusing device and image forming apparatus having the same An image forming apparatus including a fusing belt, a pressure roller disposed to face the fusing belt so as to press a recording medium onto the fusing belt, a nip forming member to support an inner surface of the fusing belt so as to form a fusing nip along with the p... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070205 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing unit includes: a fixing member; a pressure member that rotates while being pressed onto the fixing member; a fixing portion that is a contact portion between the fixing member and the pressure member and performs fixation on a recording medium; and a temperatur... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070207 | Fuser for an Electrophotographic Imaging Device A fuser for an electrophotographic imaging device according to one embodiment includes a stationary pressure member having an elongated body with an outer surface. The pressure member is substantially transparent and/or substantially translucent and permits the passage ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070173 | FIXATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS A fixation device includes a first conveyance member, a first press member facing the first conveyance member, a second press member facing the first conveyance member, and a support mechanism supporting the first and second press members and capable of switching whethe... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070206 | DRIVING APPARATUS, FIXING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A driving apparatus is disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a driving mechanism which includes a moving drive gear, the moving drive gear being a drive gear which is mounted on an axis-moving rotor, the axis-moving rotor being a rotor, the center of which rotor is ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051809 | Fixing Device A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet including: a fusing member; a heater; a nip member; a reflection member; a stay; and a backup member. The fusing member has an inner peripheral surface defining an internal space and is circularly ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051808 | FIXING APPARATUS A fixing roller 3 is provided with a regulating member 40 that moves in an axis direction in contact with a fixing belt 5 that meanders. A heating roller 6 that comes close to/departs from the fixing roller 3 is provided with an adjust... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120027478 | Endless belt assembly, fixing device, and image forming apparatus employing same An endless belt assembly includes one or more rollers, an endless belt, and a belt tracking mechanism. The one or more rollers are disposed parallel to each other, each being rotatable around a rotational axis thereof. The endless belt is looped for rotation around the ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120012230 | STAINLESS-STEEL SEAMLESS BELT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, FIXING BELT AND HEAT FIXING APPARATUS Provided is a stainless-steel seamless belt formed by subjecting a stainless-steel plate to a plastic forming process and having a thickness of 50 μm or less. The seamless belt has a bending durability of 100,000 or more times in a specific bending test and has a Vicke... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003415 | BELTS FOR ELECTROSTATOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME The present embodiments are generally directed to a belt for use in an electrostatographic apparatus that is made by applying the substrate and various layers onto the inside of a mandrel, rather than on the outside of the mandrel. The method of the present embodiments ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318076 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH BUILT-IN FIXING UNIT A fixing unit for fixing a toner image formed on a sheet is provided with a belt unit including a belt configured to press the sheet, a reference roller configured to nip the sheet in cooperation with the belt, and a supporting element configured to support the belt uni... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318073 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing roller, an endless fixing belt, a pressing unit having first and second pressing members that press a surface of the fixing belt against the fixing roller, a fixed support member that supports the fixing roller rotatably, a mo... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318074 | Fixing Device Having Temperature Detection Element A fixing device for thermally fixing a developing agent image to a sheet fed in a sheet feeding direction including: a tubular flexible fusing member; a heater; a nip member; a backup member; and a temperature detection element. The tubular flexible fusing member has an... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318075 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH BUILT-IN FIXING UNIT A fixing unit is provided with a heating mechanism configured to define an arcuate heating zone, a heating roller including a circumferential surface extending along the heating zone, a belt wound on the heating roller along the circumferential surface, a tensioner conf... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311908 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FILM The invention relates to a method and a device that permit the production of an optionally multi-colored film in a simple and cost-effective manner. In this method for the production of a film, toner is first applied to a transport belt with the use of at least one prin... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311284 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND FIXING METHOD A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body to rotate in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressing rotary body pressed against the fixing rotary body to rotate in a direction counter to the direction of rotation of the fixing rotary body and form a nip ther... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311257 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM An embodiment provides an image forming apparatus including: a job acquiring unit that acquires an image forming job that gives instructions for performing forming of an image; an image forming process control unit that controls performance of the image forming job that... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305473 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable belt member for heating an image on a recording material; a rotatable member pressing against said belt member; a nip forming member, provided inside said belt member, for cooperating with said rotatable member to form a n... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305483 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS According to an aspect of the invention, a fixing device includes, a fixing member that fixes an image onto a sheet, a satellite member arranged parallel to the fixing member with respect to an axial direction and having a smaller heat capacity than the fixing member, a... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305474 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image heating device includes a rotatable image heating member for heating an image on a recording material; a pressing member for pressing the image heating member to form a nip in which the recording material is to be nip-conveyed; a belt member for heating the ima... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299903 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Disclosed is a fixing device for thermally fixing an unfixed image onto the recording sheet, the fixing device comprising: a fixing belt; and a meander regulation member provided adjacent to an edge of the fixing belt in a width direction thereof, and operable to preven... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299904 | FUSING DEVICE, PRING DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING BELT A fusing device includes a belt, a first stretching member contacting an inner circumference of the belt and stretching the belt tightly, a heating member having a heating element on the surface, a second stretching member having a heating member facing part that faces ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299899 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body inside which a heat generator is disposed and an exciting coil unit disposed opposite the heat generator via the fixing rotary body. A first moving mechanism is connected to one of the heat generator and the exciting coil un... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299901 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device for thermally fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording sheet by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip. The fixing device has: a heat-generating endless belt having, on a circumferential surface thereof, a sheet passing area through which ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299902 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device for thermally fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording sheet by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip. The fixing device has a heat-generating endless belt that includes: a resistive heat layer that generates heat upon receiving electric ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299900 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device thermally fixes an unfixed image on a recording sheet by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip. The fixing device has: a heat-generating endless belt; a first pressure member inside a running path of the endless belt; a second pressure member ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110293338 | Induction heating type fusing device and image forming apparatus employing the same An induction heating type fusing device and an image forming apparatus including the fusing device. The fusing device includes a magnetic flux generator and a compressing roller outside a fusing belt, first and second fusing rollers and a nip guide inside the fusing bel... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110293339 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A novel fixing device including a fixing member to fix a toner image on a sheet by application of heat and pressure and a pressing member to press the sheet against the fixing member. The pressing member is rotatable. A height difference is circumferentially provided to... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110293340 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device for thermally fixing an unfixed image onto a recording sheet by causing the sheet to pass through a fixing nip. The fixing device includes: heat belt formed in an endless shape and provided with a resistance heat layer; first pressure member provided ins... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286775 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND HEAT GENERATION BELT The present invention provides a fixing device for fixing an unfixed image onto a recording sheet by applying heat and pressure to the unfixed image while the recording sheet having the unfixed image formed thereon is passing through a fixing nip, the fixing nip being f... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110287358 | FIXING DEVICE A fixing device includes a fixing belt including a metal layer, a pressing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing belt, an induction current generating coil that faces an outer periphery of the fixing belt, and heats the fixing belt located at a... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110280634 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device includes a heating member to heat a sheet on which a toner image is supported; a pressing member to contact with the heating member so as to form a nip portion; a temperature detecting sensor to detect a temperature of the heating member without contacti... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110274449 | HEATING CONTROL DEVICE, HEATING CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A heating control device which is capable of detecting an abnormality of an object to be heated accurately. A power-supply unit applies the electric power to the electromagnetic induction heating coil. A magnetic flux detecting unit detects a magnetic flux emitted from ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274453 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME A fixing device includes a metal thermal conductor provided inside a loop formed by a fixing rotary body to heat the fixing rotary body; a heater provided inside the metal thermal conductor to heat the metal thermal conductor; a pad support provided inside the metal the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274473 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A fixing device includes a flexible endless fixing member; a metal member; and a pressing member. “A” is equal to or less than “Bmax” and greater than “Bave” (“Bmax”≧“A”>“Bave”), where “A” represents an amount of a clearance at the time ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268460 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion for fixing an image formed on a recording material, the fixing portion including an endless belt, a heater contacted to an inner surface of the endless belt, a pressing member for forming a fixing nip with the heater ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FUSER APPARATUS According to an embodiment of the invention, a heat uniforming member, which has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of a hollow member and in which thermal deformation generated by thermal expansion remains, is set in the inside of the hollow member having... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262193 | FIXATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS A fixation device including: a conveyance member configured to convey media; a heater configured to heat the conveyance member; a pressure member being in contact with the conveyance member; a first sandwiching member disposed facing the pressure member with the conveya... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110243621 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME A fixing device includes a coil provided along an outer surface of a heating member to generate a magnetic flux for induction heating, a coil holding portion on which the coil is mounted, a core portion that forms a magnetic path around the coil and that includes arch c... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244222 | SEAMLESS BELT The present invention relates to a belt for an image forming apparatus, including a releasing coating layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a paraffin-based hydrocarbon that is also known as a paraffin wax, an isomer thereof or ester compou... | 10/06/2011 |
