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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7018485 | Apparatus for subjecting rare earth alloy to hydrogenation process and method for producing rare earth sintered magnet using the apparatus An apparatus for subjecting a rare earth alloy block to a hydrogenation process includes a casing, gas inlet and outlet ports, a member arranged to produce a gaseous flow, and a windbreak plate. The casing defines an inner space for receiving a container. The contai... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6589048 | Roller construction for operation at elevated temperatures A roller for use in a fuser assembly of a reproduction apparatus adapted to operate at an elevated temperature up to in the range of approximately 750° F. The roller includes a generally elongated substantially cylindrical tube. End gudgeons are provided... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6517346 | Fusing station with improved fuser roller For fusing toner images to receiver members, a fusing station is disclosed including an externally heated deformable fuser roller, and a relatively harder pressure roller. The fuser roller includes a core member, a base cushion layer around the core membe... | 02/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5837340 | Instant on fuser system members A fuser system member for use in an electrophotographic apparatus for fusing toner images to a copy substrate, the fuser member having a substrate, a heat generating layer provided thereon comprising a fluorinated carbon filled fluoroelastomer, and an out... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5286950 | Fixing device and heat roller therefor The invention relates to a technique which enables good electric contact to be surely made between a heat roller and conducting terminals serving as feed means. The heat roller comprises a heating portion and shaft portions which are integrally molded fro... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5245160 | Heat pipe roller with temperature sensor A heat pipe roller includes a rotatable outer tube having a primary internal chamber for containing a fluid, a heater operable to heat the fluid and hence the tube, and a sensor. The sensor has a movable member which communicates with the primary chamber ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5221200 | Receiver member cooling device In a reproduction machine wherein thermoplastic marking particles are permanently fixed to a receiver member by application of heat in a fusing assembly as the receiver member is transported along a travel path, an improved device for cooling the receiver... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5184952 | Heat roll fixing unit A heat roll fixing unit for fusing a toner image on a recording sheet in an image recording device is provided with a heat roller and a backup roller arranged oppositely to the heat roller. The recording sheet bearing a toner image is fed between the back... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5028145 | Process and apparatus for measuring the temperature of the peripheral surface of revolving roll A temperature measuring arrangement for a revolving roll which includes a contactless temperature sensor by means of which the temperature of an annular peripheral zone of the roll situated outside the operating zone of the roll is measured contactlessly.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4990751 | Drier drum, in particular for papermaking machines A drier drum, in particular for papermaking machines, for textile machines and the like, comprises a drum cylinder, end flanges carrying the drum cylinder, a drive system mechanically coupled to at least one of the flanges to rotate it and heating means. ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4806097 | Fuser assembly for an electrophotographic print engine An improved full color electrophotographic print engine using flexible belts to carry a photosensitive electrostatic image developer and a transfer belt for building up composite developed images. Each belt, and an optical scanner, are driven by mechanica... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4780078 | Toner image thermal fixation roller Disclosed is a toner thermal fixing roller comprised of the following; a heating unit internally provided with a heating source: a roller pressed against said heating roller; and several member parts preventing reflective heat from heating the heating sou... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4770116 | Contact fuser apparatus with release agent management system A heat and pressure roll fusing apparatus for fixing toner images to copy substrates, the toner comprising a thermoplastic resin. The apparatus includes an internally heated fuser roll cooperating with an unheated bare metal backup or pressure roll to for... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4756687 | Roll fuser jam clearance mechanism An electrophotographic hot roll fuser is manually movable from an operative position within an electrophotographic reproduction device, to an inoperative position where the fuser is available for cleaning, inspection or sheet jam clearance. When the fuser... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4717338 | Heater drum for manufacturing process A heater drum has an outer cylindrical wall centered on and rotatable about an axis, an inner cylindrical wall fixed concentrically within the outer wall and defining therewith an annular chamber, and a body of a heat-transmitting fluid in the chamber in ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4693015 | Direct fired cylinder dryer A drying cylinder (A) is mounted for rotation about its central axis (44). A burner assembly (B) oxidizes fuel interior to the shell, generally along the central axis. A recirculating fan (C) urges the hot combustion gases from the burner into a nozzle bo... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4688335 | Apparatus and method for drying fibrous web material A dryer for paper and similar fibrous web materials including a dryer roll having an outer cylindrically-shaped wall, a radiant heat source within the dryer roll adapted to heat the wall substantially uniformly about the entire periphery thereof, and nip-... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4677773 | Heated rotary flatwork ironer A rotary cylindrical drum used in a commercial laundry flatwork finisher, having a jacket type construction so as to provide an annular fluid cavity for uniformly heating the exposed surface of the drum. The flatwork finisher includes fluid circulating sy... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4659621 | Release agent donor member and fusing assembly containing same A fusing assembly for use in an electrostatographic imaging apparatus includes a release agent donor member having a conformable donor surface comprising the crosslinked product of at least one addition curable vinyl terminated or vinyl pendant polyorgano... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4599128 | Process and apparatus for the continuous production of metal-clad laminates The invention relates to a process and apparatus for the continuous production of metal-clad laminates, in particular, for the manufacture of electric printed circuit boards, consisting of an electrically insulating core layer and a metal foil covering on... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4538052 | Fixing roller for a copying machine A fixing roller for a fixing unit for a copying machine has a heater disposed within an aluminum cylinder. A pair of stainless steel, U-shaped plates, which have holes cut in their bottoms, are fitted into opposite end portions of the cylinder to hold the... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4526533 | Cylinder for guiding a web of textile material The cylinder for guiding a web of textile material comprises at least one hollow space which is partly filled with a liquid heat carrier and can be evacuated. The pressure increase in the hollow space if the temperature is increased is to be limited to va... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4514486 | Method for the formation of images In a method for the formation of images such as an electrophotographic method in which toners are used, when a heat roller is used for fixing toner images, the durability and the heat efficiency of the heat roller is improved reducing the wall thickness o... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4494318 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing cured resin-coated particles for use as a proppant In accordance with the invention an apparatus and method are provided for curing resin-coated particles on a heated rotating surface. A single layer coating of uncured resin-coated particles is fed to the heated rotating surface. As the surface continues ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4440486 | Fixing apparatus The present invention relates to a fixing apparatus for use in electrophotographic copying machine or other image forming apparatus such as data recorder. More particularly, the present invention relates to a fixing apparatus of the type in which a toner ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4434355 | Offset prevention layer for heat roller fixing device The disclosure is directed to a heat roller fixing device for use in an electrophotographic copying apparatus and the like, which includes a heating roller constituted by laminating an offset prevention layer on an electrically conductive core member and ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4420680 | Heat roller type fixing means The fixing means for an electrostatic recording apparatus comprises a pair of revolving rollers in pressure contact with one another, of which at least one roller may be a heating roller, and in which each roller is a deformable thin cylinder supported fo... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4369729 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus including an image forming station for causing an image bearing member to bear an unfixed image, a fixing station for fixing the unfixed image on the image bearing member, a transport member for transporting the image bearing ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4341458 | Thermal pressure fixing device Disclosed is a thermal pressure fixing device for a copier, comprising a pressure roll and a fixing roll for heating and pressing an image-receiving material carrying a toner image, whereby during the passage of the image-receiving material between the ro... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4336766 | Roll fusing apparatus for electrophotography and release agent management system therefor Roll fuser apparatus and a release agent management system therefor. The fuser comprises a pair of pressure engageable rolls one of which is heated and has a relatively thick silicone rubber outer layer. The fuser is adapted to accommodate various size co... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4316719 | Fixing and heating device for electrostatic copying apparatus A fixing and heating device for an electrostatic copying apparatus includes a fixing roller which (a) remains stationary at least until a toner is softened, (b) is driven at a low speed to even the surface temperature of the fixing roller when the surface... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4299559 | Method and apparatus for melting gel-like substances A method and apparatus for converting gel-like substances from a gel state to a sol state in which the melting speed can be accurately controlled over a wide range and the apparatus can be easily cleaned. A grid-type heater constructed of rotatable parall... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4285295 | Fixing device for electrophotographic copying machines A fixing device for an electrophotographic copying machine which includes a pair of rollers forming a nip therebetween through which the copy paper passes and an applicator which is capable of feeding a sufficient quantity of offset-preventing liquid only... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4272179 | Metal-filled elastomer fuser member A fuser member and method of fusing or fixing thermoplastic resin powder images to a substrate in a fuser assembly of the type wherein a polymeric release agent having functional groups is applied to the surface of the fuser member is disclosed. The fuser... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4264181 | Metal-filled nucleophilic addition cured elastomer fuser member A fuser member and method of fusing or fixing thermoplastic resin powder images to a substrate in a fuser assembly of the type wherein a polymeric release agent having functional groups is applied to the surface of the fuser member is disclosed. The fuser... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4261112 | Heat exchange cylinder A rotatable heat exchange drum is provided. This drum can be used for heating and/or cooling an elongated material. The drum includes an outer cylinder having an inner surface, and an inner cylinder within the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder having an ... | 04/14/1981 |
