Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Gray, David M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
C399S336000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08000642
ABSTRACT:
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 dielectric heating portion to heat the fixing member by dielectric heating, and a pressure member to press against the fixing member to form a nip portion therebetween to nip the recording medium as the recording medium is conveyed therebetween.
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Machine English Translation of JP2006-258831.
U.S. Appl. No. 12/186,906, filed Aug. 6, 2008, Someya, et al.
Nakamura Takuma
Shimizu Misaki
Someya Yukimichi
Gray David M
Lactaoen Billy J
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Ricoh Company Limited
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