Patents Examined by Eric Lin
  • Recording medium heating apparatus and system including the recording medium heating apparatus
    Patent number: 9409416
    Abstract: A recording medium heating apparatus includes a plurality of heat rollers disposed in a feeding path of a recording medium and having respective heating units; and a control unit controlling temperatures of the heating units so that the temperature of a first heat roller is lower than the temperature of a second heat roller. Further, the first and the second heat rollers are included in the plurality of heat rollers and the first heat roller is disposed on the upstream side of the second heat roller in the feeding path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: RICOH COMPANY, LTD., SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Onodera, Genichiroh Kawamichi, Yasuhide Nakazawa, Yutaka Nagasawa, Shinji Nagayama