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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8150306 | Fixing device for image forming apparatus A fixing device according to an embodiment of the invention is provided with a center coil and a side coil to induction heat a metal roller which supports a belt. An auxiliary pressurizing member which is adjacent to an opposing roller which supports the belt and pr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8107870 | Fusing device and image forming apparatus using the same A fusing unit is comprised of a pair of rollers, a fusing roller and a pressing roller, having an elastic layer on their outer peripheral surface and a pressing spring for pressing the fusing roller against the pressing roller, and causes a sheet of paper with an un... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8014712 | Fusing device and image forming apparatus having the same A fusing device to fuse an image to a printing medium, the fusing device including: a heating roller; a first pressing roller, which presses the printing medium against the heating roller; and a second pressing roller which attached to the first pressing roller, to ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014713 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a flexible fixing member that heats a toner image to fuse, a contact member fixedly disposed internal to the fixing member and comes into contact with a pressure member via the fixing member to form a nip part, a plurality of heating devices... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005414 | Image heating apparatus An image bearing apparatus includes an image heating belt heating a toner image on a sheet in a nip; a roller, opposing the belt, and forming the nip between the belt and itself; a pad, sandwiching the belt between the roller and itself, and pressing the belt toward... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005413 | Image heating apparatus and pressure roller used for image heating apparatus A pressure roller forms a nip for contacting a heating member to pinch and convey a heat recording material. The roller includes a core metal and an elastic layer containing filler. The elastic layer containing the filler includes thermal conductive filler with a le... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7787814 | Edge wear reducing pressure roller and an electrostatographic reproduction machine having same An edge wear reducing pressure roller is provided and comprises (a) a roll member having a cylindrical elastomeric outer layer including a longitudinal axis and a length having a first position for supporting a first edge of a copy sheet and a second position for su... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7650106 | Pressure roller for an image forming apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An image forming apparatus capable of preventing sheets from being crumpled due to compressive deformation of a resilient layer thereof when the sheets pass through a fixing unit, and a method for manufacturing the same. The pressure roller may include a reinforcing... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7570912 | Pressure roll for fusing operation Washers are used for a pressure roll in a fusing system of an electrophotographic system that improve the functionality and durability of the pressure roll. These washers are made up of a rigid ring section having flexible (less rigid) fingers projecting from the in... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7512372 | Temperature-changing pressure roller assembly and a fusing apparatus having same A temperature-changing pressure roller assembly is provided and includes (a) a rotatable pressure roller including a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a hollow interior to the rotatable pressure roller having a first end and a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7418230 | Pressure roll for fusing operation A pressure roll used in a fusing step of an electrophotographic system is provided with a higher abrasion material at the ends of the roll. This higher abrasion material extends the useful life of the roll and reduces debris caused by deterioration of the pressure r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418228 | Fuser systems and methods Embodiments use an apparatus comprising a media path that is adapted to transport media sheets within the printing apparatus. Fuser rolls are positioned along the media path, and the fuser rolls are adapted to fuse marking material on the media sheets as the media s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7391996 | Image forming apparatus configured so that an angel is formed by straight line connecting a rotation center of a rotary and a drive transmitting position, and a tangent line at a transfer position of an image bearing member The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising: an exposing means and a developing means. The developing means comprises a plurality of developing devices, a rotating member rotatable while supporting the plurality of the developing devices, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389079 | Image heating apparatus and flexible sleeve used for the same The image heating apparatus includes a flexible sleeve including a stainless base layer; a heater being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the flexible sleeve; and an elastic roller being in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the flexi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7361863 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing member; a pressing member to be pressed against the fixing member; a first heating member for heating the fixing member; a second heating member for heating the fixing member supplementarily; and a third heating member for heating t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359669 | Fixing member, fixing apparatus and fixing method A fixing member has a support and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer is a rubber mold-releasing layer containing a mixture of a fluorocarbon rubber and dimethyl silicone rubber, the rubber mold-releasing layer has an island-in-sea structure, the dimethyl sil... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348701 | Driving unit and image forming apparatus A driving unit including a motor, a support bracket supporting the motor, at least one stud supporting a gear which is rotated with a driving force of the motor, and a heatproof member disposed between a frame fastening the support bracket and the stud, and an image... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327978 | Heat pipe fusing member A fusing member is formed from an evacuable inner tube with a cylindrical wall. The evacuable inner tube is inserted into an outer tube and the inner tube is pressurized to expand the inner tube such that the wall is in contact with the outer tube. An amount of a wo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299002 | Heater, and image forming apparatus, heating method incorporating same A fixer (heater) includes a heat roller and a pressure roller pressing each other. The fixer heats a heated material by passing the heated material through a press region where the heat roller and the pressure roller meet. The fixer further includes an external heat... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7276674 | Component for an image forming apparatus with designed thermal response The present invention provides a component that exhibits a designed thermal response which may be used in an image forming apparatus. The component may include a roller that contacts a heating device such as a fuser. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274903 | Integrated fuser unit and drive system for use in an electrophotographic imaging process An integrated fuser unit has a drive system with a motor and a drive train mounted in the fuser unit frame. A swing arm assembly engages and disengages the hot roll from the drive train. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269367 | Fusing unit to control pressure applied to printing medium, an image forming apparatus having the same and a method for controlling fusing pressure A fusing unit of an image forming apparatus is capable of controlling fusing pressure according to detailed types of printing medium without deteriorating printing speed. A first roller rotates about a first rotation shaft CR1. A second roller rotates in cont... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266319 | Heater, and image forming apparatus, heating method incorporating same A fixer (heater) includes a heat roller and a pressure roller pressing each other. The fixer heats a heated material by passing the heated material through a press region where the heat roller and the pressure roller meet. The fixer further includes an external heat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257361 | Fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus according to the present invention ensures a nip width larger than a certain value by a heating roller which has a thin film metal conductive layer, and a foamed rubber layer which is bonded to the end part of the metal conductive layer, formed wi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251447 | Image heating apparatus and conveying roller for use therein An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, the apparatus including a conveying roller for conveying a recording material, the conveying roller including a metal core and an elastic layer provided outside the metal core, wherein t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248826 | Heater roller cleaner, method and apparatus for a fuser assembly The fuser roller and heater rollers of the fusing system can become contaminated with ink and other foreign material when pre-printed materials are run through them. The contamination can create regions of cold spots, which in turn results in poor fusing. Other imag... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242881 | Image forming apparatus having advanced fixing system An image forming apparatus including: a fixing device for fixing a toner image formed on a recording medium onto the recording medium, the fixing device comprising a first fixing member equipped with a heating device and a second fixing member for making pressure co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239840 | Fixing member by heating and fixing device in image forming apparatus A heat fixing member according to the invention has a surface layer formed on the surface of the substrate with a three-layer structure of a primer layer, an middle layer, and a topcoat layer. The binder-resin content decreases in order from the primer layer to the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215916 | Endless metal belt, fixing belt and heat fixing device Objects of the present invention are to provide an endless metal belt superior in flexing resistance and durability, to provide a fixing belt using the endless metal belt, and to provide a heat fixing device with high durability and high reliability. The objects are... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206185 | Capacitor device and fabricating method thereof The invention relates to a capacitor device comprising the combination of a cylindrical capacitor and a holder for holding the capacitor in a sideways position. The holder includes a capacitor holding part that has an opening at the top and is arc-shaped in cross se... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203438 | Image heating apparatus and heater for use therein Image heating apparatus capable of preventing an excessive temperature increase in a sheet non-passing area and heater for use in the image heating apparatus including: a substrate, a heat generating resistor formed on the substrate, and first and second electrodes ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200345 | Image forming apparatus with a fixing device employing a plurality of pressing members An image forming apparatus is provided with a fixing section, including a heating member, a pressing member, in which the heating member and the pressing member are arranged to form a nipping section therebetween, and a belt member inserted through the nipping secti... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200354 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus comprising first and second belts for forming a nip for heating an image on a recording material; a first pressing pad for pressing the first belt at the nip; a first roller, provided spaced from the first pressing pad with a gap therebetw... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187894 | Image forming apparatus having a heat belt There is provided an image forming apparatus having an image forming section for forming an unfixed image on a transfer medium and a fixing device for fixing the unfixed image by sandwiching and heating the transfer medium that holds the unfixed image, wherein, the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177580 | Image forming method and apparatus for fixing an image An image forming apparatus, includes an image forming mechanism configured to form an image, and a fixing unit configured to fix a toner image formed on a recording medium. The fixing unit includes a fixing device having a first endless moving member configured to r... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171150 | Belt-type fixing device A belt-type fixing device is provided in which a nip pressure distribution in a fixing nip is made generally uniform with respect to a paper feeding direction and which thereby prevents occurrence of image noise even when a thick paper is fed. The belt-type f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167670 | Electro-photographic apparatus with a heating roller and pressurizing member An electro-photographic apparatus for conducting printing includes a fixing member fixing an unfixed toner image on a surface of a recording medium onto the recording medium. The fixing member includes a heating roller and a pressurizing member, and a mounting membe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164880 | Fusing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus A fusing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The fusing device includes a fusing roller with an outer rubber roller, a heating pipe, both ends of which are sealed and in which a predetermined amount of a working fluid is contained, a heater wh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162194 | Image heating apparatus The present invention provides an image heating apparatus including: a conveying roller for conveying the recording material; a heat supply member which supplies heat to the conveying roller, the heat supply member... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162187 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method In an image forming apparatus, a toner image is formed on a photosensitive element and a transfer roller, which carries a transfer medium, is pressed against a photosensitive element at a pressure of from 20.4 N/cm2 to 200 N/cm2. ... | 01/09/2007 |
