Patents by Inventor Kojiro ARAKAWA

Kojiro ARAKAWA 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).

  • Patent number: 10248059
    Abstract: A fixation unit according to an embodiment includes: a first roller; a second roller disposed facing the first roller, the first roller pressed against the second roller; an endless heating member that is provided around the second roller and configured to heat developer on a medium while passing through a contact area between the first roller and the second roller; a temperature detector that contacts with the heating member at a position upstream of the contact area in a rotation direction of the heating member and is configured to detect temperature of the heating member; and a discharging member that releases electric charge of the heating member. The discharging member is disposed between the temperature detector and the contact area in the rotation direction of the heating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20180120743
    Abstract: A fixation unit according to an embodiment includes: a first roller; a second roller disposed facing the first roller, the first roller pressed against the second roller; an endless heating member that is provided around the second roller and configured to heat developer on a medium while passing through a contact area between the first roller and the second roller; a temperature detector that contacts with the heating member at a position upstream of the contact area in a rotation direction of the heating member and is configured to detect temperature of the heating member; and a discharging member that releases electric charge of the heating member. The discharging member is disposed between the temperature detector and the contact area in the rotation direction of the heating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro ARAKAWA
  • Patent number: 8649697
    Abstract: A fixation device includes a first conveyance member, a first press member facing the first conveyance member, a second press member facing the first conveyance member, and a support mechanism supporting the first and second press members and capable of switching whether or not to press the first and second press members against the first conveyance member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro Arakawa
  • Patent number: 8565660
    Abstract: A fixation device includes: a rotation member provided to be rotatable; a conveyance member provided in contact with the rotation member and configured to convey media; and a first press member configured to press the conveyance member against the rotation member. The first press member includes, at an area in contact with the conveyance member, a slide part including convex surfaces, each of which is a part of a spherical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Kojiro Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20120070173
    Abstract: A fixation device includes a first conveyance member, a first press member facing the first conveyance member, a second press member facing the first conveyance member, and a support mechanism supporting the first and second press members and capable of switching whether or not to press the first and second press members against the first conveyance member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kojiro ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110200372
    Abstract: A fixation device includes: a rotation member provided to be rotatable; a conveyance member provided in contact with the rotation member and configured to convey media; and a first press member configured to press the conveyance member against the rotation member. The first press member includes, at an area in contact with the conveyance member, a slide part including convex surfaces, each of which is a part of a spherical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kojiro ARAKAWA