Patents by Inventor Kentaro OKINAKA

Kentaro OKINAKA 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).

  • Fixing device having separating member for separating sheet from heating member and image forming apparatus having the same
    Patent number: 10429774
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating member, a pressing member and a separating member. The heating member heats a toner transferred on a sheet. The pressing member forms a pressing area with the heating member. The toner is pressed at the pressing area. The separating member comes into contact with an outer circumferential face of the heating member and separates the sheet passed through the pressing area from the heating member. The heating member has a contact area with which the separating member comes into contact and a non-contact area with which the separating member does not come into contact. The heating member has a larger outer diameter at the contact area than an outer diameter at the non-contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Okinaka
  • FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180329343
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating member, a pressing member and a separating member. The heating member heats a toner transferred on a sheet. The pressing member forms a pressing area with the heating member. The toner is pressed at the pressing area. The separating member comes into contact with an outer circumferential face of the heating member and separates the sheet passed through the pressing area from the heating member. The heating member has a contact area with which the separating member comes into contact and a non-contact area with which the separating member does not come into contact. The heating member has a larger outer diameter at the contact area than an outer diameter at the non-contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro OKINAKA