Patents by Inventor Tetsushi AIMI

Tetsushi AIMI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Endless belt, fixing device, image forming apparatus, and method of manufacturing endless belt
    Patent number: 10185259
    Abstract: An endless belt includes a base layer and a resin layer. The base layer includes a metal film. The resin layer is laminated on an outer side of the base layer. The resin layer includes edge portions in an axial direction with at least one edge portion of the edge portions made narrower than the base layer in the axial direction such that the outer side of the base layer is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Kudoh, Hiroyuki Endo, Tetsushi Aimi
  • ENDLESS BELT, FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENDLESS BELT
    Publication number: 20170269520
    Abstract: An endless belt includes a base layer and a resin layer. The base layer includes a metal film. The resin layer is laminated on an outer side of the base layer. The resin layer includes edge portions in an axial direction with at least one edge ponton of the edge portions made narrower than the base layer in the axial direction such that the outer side of the base layer is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yuzuru KUDOH, Hiroyuki ENDO, Tetsushi AIMI