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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190074 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing device to fix an image to a print medium, including: a pressing roller, which is driven to rotate; a heat transferring unit facing the pressing roller, and contacting the pressing roller at a fixing nip position, to heat to a print medium disposed at the fi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185030 | Fixer, image forming apparatus including same, and fixing method A fixer includes a fixing member with a rotary heat generator, a pressure member, an excitation coil disposed facing a heat generation layer of the rotary heat generator to generate magnetic flux that inductively heats the heat generation layer, a loop-shaped demagn... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8150303 | Adjustable compression unit for an image fixing apparatus An image fixing apparatus includes a heat roller, and plural pressure rollers, which rotationally contact the surface of the heat roller by a compression unit. The plural pressure rollers are provided in such a manner that the compressive forces thereof may be adjus... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8112023 | Image forming apparatus and fixing device An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image and a fixing device to fix the toner image transferred from the image carrier onto a recording medium by applying at least heat to at least one of the toner image and the recording medium. S... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107866 | Fixing apparatus with pressure member and urging mechanism and related image forming apparatus A fixing apparatus is described. This fixing apparatus may include a heating member, a pressure member opposed to the heating member, a first holding member holding the pressure member and an urging mechanism position-changeably supporting the pressure member throug... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099034 | Fixing apparatus In one embodiment, when a hot roller is driven to rotate, a driving gear rotates so that a swing gear and a swing cam rotate. Then, a sliding contact edge on the right side of a swing lever that abuts against the circumferential face of the swing cam repeatedly move... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8078091 | Apparatus and method for fuser nip balance control An apparatus (100) and method (700) that controls fuser nip balance is disclosed. The apparatus can include a first fuser member (110) rotationally supported in the apparatus, a second fuser member (120) rotationally supported in the appa... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8050609 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus In a fixing device, a heat roller and a fixing gear for rotating the heat roller are arranged concentrically, and coupled to each other by inserting a key formed in the fixing gear into a keyway formed in the heat roller. The keyway is designed such that the key is ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050608 | Fusing device and image apparatus having a biased pressing roller A fusing device comprising: a frame; a cover hinged to the frame, a heating roller mounted in the cover; a first pressing roller to form a first fusing nip through contact with the heating roller; a second pressing roller to form a second fusing nip, through which a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8014711 | Fixing unit having enhanced temperature control and image forming apparatus using the same A fixing unit includes a rotatable fixing member and a rotatable pressure applying member. The rotatable fixing member has a heat generating layer to generate heat when subject to a magnetic flux. The rotatable pressure applying member contacts the rotatable fixing ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8000642 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the fixing device using a dielectric material heated by an electric field A fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the fixing device. The fixing device includes a fixing member having a dielectric body to fix a toner image onto a recording medium by heating and melting the toner image onto the recording medium, a dielectri... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991337 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus of electromagnetic induction heating-type capable of providing a proper relative heat-generation distance with a magnetic flux generation member even when the magnetic flux generation member is bent by its own weight or thermally deformed ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7962082 | Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and fixing method having an expanding/contracting contacting member When an infra-red heater is to be taken out from a fixing device for maintenance of the infra-red heater, screw-fastening is first released and one holder is extracted from a holding member. The infra-red heater is then pulled out from the side the holder was extrac... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953360 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having same A fixing apparatus includes a pair of fixing members composed of a fixing roller and a pressure roller that make pressure-contact with each other; an external heating belt for heating a surface of the fixing roller externally; and first and second external heating r... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7953359 | Apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, including a heating unit having a heater and a flexible sleeve to be rotated in contact with the heater; an elastic roller for constituting a nip portion, in cooperation with the heater ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949290 | Image fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus including a magnetic flux adjuster An image fixing apparatus includes a fixing member, a magnetic flux generator, a heat member, a core, and a magnetic flux adjuster. The fixing member fixes the toner image onto the recording medium. The magnetic flux generator generates a magnetic flux. The heat mem... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941084 | Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of mitigating edge wear effects in apparatuses useful for printing Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of mitigating media edge wear effects in apparatuses useful for printing are provided. An exemplary apparatus useful for printing includes a first roll including a first outer surface; a second member including a conformab... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7920815 | Fixing device with easily attachable heater for use in image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A fixing device is provided with a pair of a fixing unit and a pressing unit for performing fixation of a toner image on a recording sheet; a support frame for supporting the fixing unit and the pressing unit; and a heater for generating heat for the fixation, the h... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7885590 | Image forming apparatus and fixing device An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image and a fixing device to fix the toner image transferred from the image carrier onto a recording medium by applying at least heat to at least one of the toner image and the recording medium. S... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877052 | Image forming apparatus including developer having two different kinds of resins In the image forming apparatus, an image forming section forms an image onto medium by using developer; and a fixing section has a fixing member which fixes the image onto medium at a predetermined temperature and has a pressing member which is in contact with and p... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7877051 | Fusing unit and image forming apparatus having the same A fusing unit for an image forming apparatus, including a heating roller to apply heat to a printable medium; a first pressing roller facing the heating roller so as to press the printable medium against the heating roller; a second pressing roller disposed in front... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7831186 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus A pressurizing member includes an elastic member having a uniform elastic modulus of K=EA/t, where E is a Young's modulus, A is an area of the nip portion, and t is a thickness of the elastic member in the direction of application of load. A supporting member that s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831187 | Fusing unit having a high thermal efficiency and image forming apparatus including the same A fusing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a first rotating member which heats toner applied to a printing medium, a heatable member to heat the first rotating member, which is disposed to be independent of rotation of the first rotating member and which i... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826785 | Fixing device having an induction heating control member In an induction heating fixing device according to the invention, a first induction heating coil that generates an induced current across the total length of a heat roller is provided on the outer circumference of the heat roller having a metal conductive layer. A s... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817952 | Fixer and image forming apparatus including the same A fixer configured to fix an image on an recording medium passing through a fixing nip includes a holder including an elastic layer, a fixing rotator including a heating layer, provided overlying the holder, and a pressurizer configured to pressurize the holder via ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813686 | Toner image fixing device and image forming apparatus A roller member includes a cylindrical core bar. The roller member is rotatably supported at both ends, and forms a nip, to which a recording medium is conveyed, by making a contact with another member. The core bar satisfies 1.0≦ΔD/D1×100≦3.0, where D | 10/12/2010 |
| 7796931 | Heating apparatus including electrically conductive heat producing layer providing short heat increase time and temperature uniformity A heating apparatus which can increase the temperature of a heating element to a target temperature in a short time and ensures temperature uniformity of the heating element. In the heating apparatus, when the specific resistance of a material of a heat generating l... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7783240 | Fixing device, image forming apparatus including the fixing device, and fixing method A fixing device includes a magnetic flux generator, a rotating heat generation member, a magnetic flux adjuster, and a driver. The magnetic flux generator generates a magnetic flux. The rotating heat generation member rotates and applies heat to a recording medium b... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778581 | Fixing unit having enhanced heating efficiency and image forming apparatus using the same A fixing unit includes: a shaft; a heatable rotating member, mounted for rotation on the shaft, for fixing an image on a recording medium, the heatable rotating member having a heat generating layer heatable via a magnetic flux; a magnetic flux generator configured ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773929 | Fusing device with supplemental heating member and image forming apparatus A fusing device includes a pressure member, a heating member, and an external heating member. The heating member has an outer surface in contact with an outer surface of the pressure member. The heating member heats a sheet that is being passed in a first direction ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769331 | Fuser assembly for an electrophotographic device A fuser assembly for an electrophotographic device includes a tubular roller, a pressing member, a pressing roller, and a heater. The pressing member is disposed in the tubular roller, and includes a tubular part that has a flat surface. The pressing roller presses ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7756459 | Fixing device In a fixing device, a magnetic flux generated by a coil passes through a magnetic circuit made of a heat generating layer of a fixing member and a magnetic substance core. The magnetic substance core includes a plurality of main cores each having an elongated form a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747206 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus A fixing apparatus includes: a fixing roller and a pressure roller which transport a recording paper while sandwiching the recording paper P therebetween so that an unfixed toner image formed on the recording paper is fixed thereon under heat and pressure; two suppo... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742732 | Fuser arranged for reduced pressure member speed, and an image forming device including the same A fuser assembly comprises a fusing member and a pressure member, where the fusing member and the pressure member cooperatively rotate to form a fuser nip. The fuser is arranged so that the pressure member speed is reduced with respect to the fusing member speed, th... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738827 | Image forming apparatus with toner image fixing unit, and the fixing method thereof The fixing unit satisfies following three conditions. That is, (1) 2.4×103×d/(TC×t) | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734240 | Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods, and methods of fusing toner on media Fusers, printing apparatuses and methods, methods of fusing toner on media are disclosed. An embodiment of the fusers for fusing toner on a medium includes a rotatable fuser member including an outer fusing surface; a first indenter adapted to form a first indentati... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725065 | Fixing device, and image forming device The invention provides a fixing device comprising a first rotary body having a thermosensitive magnetic metal layer, the thermosensitive magnetic metal layer including a thermosensitive magnetic metal material having a Curie point, a second rotary body contacting th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7702272 | Power control method for controlling a setting value of electric power to be supplied to each of components of an apparatus by switching between power control modes depending on a status of operation of each of the components of the apparatus A control section (101) includes a first power control section (81) (a first power control mode) and a second power control section (82) (a second power control mode). The first power control section (81) is for controlling an setting val... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7693472 | Image forming apparatus with pressing roller An image forming apparatus includes: a paper conveying portion for conveying a paper; an image forming portion for forming a visible toner image on the paper being conveyed, with a toner in accordance with input image information; and a fixing unit for fusing and fi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7668494 | Fixing apparatus In an embodiment of the present invention, a pressure application mechanism portion is provided with a pressure-varying link structure arranged so as to be movable in lateral directions along an upper end portion of a device frame, a drive shaft having an eccentric ... | 02/23/2010 |
