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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143558 | Apparatuses useful for printing and methods for controlling the temperature of media in apparatuses useful for printing Apparatuses useful for printing and methods for controlling the temperature of media in apparatuses useful for printing are disclosed. An embodiment of the apparatuses includes a heated first roll including a first outer surface; a heated second roll including a sec... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7427727 | Fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus A fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus are disclosed. The fixing apparatus includes two or more heaters with temperature detecting function that generate heat with electric current and detect temperature; a heating unit that includes the heater with the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7386265 | Fixing unit having heat roller with two parallel tubular heaters A fixing unit includes: a heat roller that is rotatably supported and that supplies heat for fixing; and a first and a second tubular heaters that are disposed in parallel in the heat roller along an axis thereof and that each have on an outer circumferential surfac... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7294810 | Heater, fixing device and image forming apparatus A heater includes: a hollow tube sealed hermetically and reduced in pressure, the interior of the hollow tube being divided by at least one partition wall into a plurality of regions arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the tube; an electron source p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285754 | Apparatus and method for a chain motivated toaster with vertically aligned rollers A vertically oriented roller toaster oven with first and second heating zones dispose within its internal portion and positioned between a centrally disposed platen and one or more vertically aligned axially displaced rollers which one motivated via a continuously l... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285755 | Apparatus and method for a chain motivated toaster with vertically aligned rollers A vertically oriented roller oven have an oven housing forming an oven cavity, one or more food product inlet openings, an internal heating portion distinguishably separated by first and second series of centrally disposed vertically aligned and axially displaced ro... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263324 | Heat roller, fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus according to the invention is provided with a heating roller 1. The heating roller 1 includes an elastic layer 1b formed around a shaft member 1a, a conductive layer 1e formed outside the ela... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253378 | Heat laminating a cover foil to a base foil A base sheet is spanned over a lower roller, and an upper roller pulls a cover sheet along a path and presses it against the base sheet at the lower roller. A preheater housing along the path upstream of the rollers is formed with a chamber open toward the path. A r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7166820 | Rotating-type oven The rotating-type oven includes a driving device, electrothermal pipes, rollers, holders and a box. The electrothermal pipe is installed in the roller, and the electrothermal pipe is connected with the roller via a porcelain base and a plug. The porcelain base is fa... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7087861 | Media entrance guide in a thermal processor A thermal processor including an oven for thermally developing an image in a media. The oven includes an entrance and a guide positioned at the entrance. The guide includes a receiver having a major surface configured to contact and receive the media and a separator... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082272 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided with a pressing roller for pressing a sheet at the time of a fixing operation; a fixing roller having a hollow portion, facing the pressing roller, rising in temperature by being heated, and fixing a developer to the sheet by s... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7026578 | Heat roller A heat roller having a cylindrical sheet-like heating element having a resistance member embedded into an insulating member. The sheet-like heating element is arranged between an inner tube and an outer tube. The resistance member is formed such that a heating densi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6992272 | Thermal processing roller and temperature control apparatus for roller A thermal processing roller includes a heat transfer medium flowing path therein and heats a member to be processed abutting against a surface of the roller or absorbs heat therefrom by heat transfer fluid flowing through the heat transfer medium flowing path, where... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6954238 | Backlight module for homogenizing the temperature of a flat panel display device A flat panel display or a backlight module for homogenizing temperature distribution. The backlight module utilizes a heat pipe to carry out the heat from the light source quickly and homogenizes the distribution of temperature of the light source. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6920294 | Image forming apparatus An image fanning apparatus is provided with a pressing roller for pressing a sheet at the time of a fixing operation; a fixing roller having a hollow portion, facing the pressing roller, rising in temperature by being heated, and fixing a developer to the sheet by s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911625 | Heating roller A heating roller has a first heater lamp having a first filament made of tungsten, and a second heater lamp having a second filament wherein the second filament is a heating element whose resistivity value is greater than that of tungsten at a room temperature. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902394 | Apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web from a rotating roll An apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web disposed upon the surface of a rotating roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a movable belt disposed about at least a portion of the surface of the roll and defining a contact region. The belt has ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6857871 | Apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of manufacturing equipment A method and apparatus for zone controlling the temperature of a rotating roll. The apparatus includes a roll having a surface at a first temperature and a belt disposed adjacent at least a portion of the surface of the roll. The belt contacts the roll surface in a ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6816688 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided with a pressing roller for pressing a sheet at the time of a fixing operation; a fixing roller having a hollow portion, facing the pressing roller, rising in temperature by being heated, and fixing a developer to the sheet by s... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810220 | Control for a fixing device in an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus which includes a fixing device including a fixing roller, a pressure roller pressed into contact with the fixing roller, and a thermistor in contact with a non-paper-passage region on the surface of the fixing roller, the fixing roller inc... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6788906 | Fusing device, heat generating device, image forming device and temperature control method Two temperature areas are set at a higher temperature side and at a lower temperature side of target temperature respectively. The power stage of the temperature areas at the higher temperature side is set to −1 and the power stage of the temperature areas at the ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782802 | Roller grill assembly for cooking human food A roller grill assembly for cooking human food has a plurality of horizontally aligned roller tubes which can be arranged to extend at an angle of about 3° to 5° are rotatably mounted to a housing frame. A sealing assembly comprises a bearing member and an annular... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775491 | Fixing unit A fixing unit fixes a developing material deposited on a recording medium by heating and pressing the recording medium. The fixing unit includes two heating members that apply heat to the recording medium and two temperature-sensitive shutoff devices. The two temper... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6733284 | Apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of manufacturing equipment A method and apparatus for zone controlling the temperature of a rotating roll. The apparatus includes a roll having a surface at a first temperature and a belt disposed adjacent at least a portion of the roll. The belt contacts the roll surface in a contact region ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6713728 | Drum heater A drum heater consisting of a plurality of vanes made preferably from mica material and having multiple separate heater wire channels controlled from an electrical cable is provided for heating the interior of a printer drum or fuser. The drum heater has element wir... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6597879 | Fixing unit A fixing unit fixes a developing material deposited on a recording medium by heating and pressing the recording medium. The fixing unit includes a first number of heating members that apply heat to the recording medium and a second number of switches that... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6583389 | Image heating apparatus, heater for heating image and manufacturing method thereof An image heating apparatus that has an elongated heater, a film having a surface which moves while in contact with a recording material bearing an image, wherein the image on the recording material is heated by heat emitted from the heater via the film. T... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6486448 | Method for heating of a roll and a heatable roll A heated roll and a method for heating of a roll, in particular of a press roll or calender roll in a paper or board machine. The roll has a hollow, tubular roll mantle. The roll is heated with electric current by means of electrical resistors fitted insi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470711 | Furnace for heat treatments of glass sheets A furnace particularly for heat treatments of glass sheets, comprising a longitudinally-elongated chamber which contains roller conveyor elements for the glass sheets. The furnace comprises irradiation-heating elements combined with first and second eleme... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6423941 | Image heating apparatus and heater The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus in which an image on a recording material is heated by heat from a heater via a film, and the film contacts a surface of the heater opposite to a surface thereof on which heat generating members ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6393971 | Roller grill assembly for cooking human food A roller grill assembly for cooking human food has a plurality of roller tubes rotatably mounted to a housing frame. A sealing assembly comprises a bearing member, and an annular sealing member. The bearing has a bore for receiving a roller tube. The bear... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6342689 | Heat developing method for heat developable image recording material A heat developing method conveying, to make a heating processing on a heater surface, a heat developable image recording material is disclosed in which an image forming layer and a protection layer are formed using a polymer latex as a binder on one side ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6248978 | Heater comprising temperature sensing element positioned on electrode A heater includes a substrate having a high heat conductivity; a resistive layer on the substrate, for generating heat up on electric power supply; an output electrode on the substrate; and a temperature sensing element having an output portions placed on... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6246842 | Fuser control for limiting current draw in an electrophotographic machine A fuser assembly and associated method for an electrophotographic machine heats a first fuser roll with a first heating device. A second heating device heats a second fuser roll. It is determined whether a first temperature of the first fuser roll is belo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243547 | Image heating apparatus having a plurality of heaters An image heating apparatus is provided where an electrical power supply to a second heater is started during the electrical power supply to a first heater, a power supply control that controls the electrical power supply to the first heater in accordance ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6236830 | Heated fuser roller A heated fuser roller that includes an elongated roller and a series of heating wires extending axially through the roller. The heating wires are positioned near the surface of the roller. Voltage is applied from a power source to the heating wires throug... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6131412 | Adjusting temperature of glass sheets in tempering furnace A method and equipment for adjusting the temperature of glass sheets in a tempering furnace. The tempering furnace (1) comprises rollers (3) for conveying and oscillating the glass sheets (4) during heating, and resistors (5, 6) for heating the glass shee... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6011939 | Sensing print media size to temperature control a multi-heating element fixing device A fixing device control system controls multiple heating elements included in the fuser so that the duty cycle of the power applied to the multiple heating elements results in an optimal temperature profile over the length of the fuser. Multiple thermisto... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6007971 | Apparatus, system, and method for processing photothermographic elements An apparatus, system, and method for processing photothermographic elements. The apparatus thermally develops a photothermographic element by heating the photothermographic element between a heated member, having a resilient layer, and a plurality of roll... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5968392 | Roller having heater for rolling electrode composite plate of electrical storage cell A roller for rolling an electrode composite plate of a storage cell, including a cylindrical body having an inner space and a heater installed in the body for heating the electrode composite plate is provided. According to the present invention, it is possible... | 10/19/1999 |
