Patents by Inventor Setoshi Ueno

Setoshi Ueno 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).

  • Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and image forming method with improved heating mechanism
    Publication number: 20070014600
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism to form a toner image on a recording medium according to image data and a fixing mechanism to fix the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing member and an external heater. The fixing member applies heat to the recording medium having the toner image. The external heater heats the fixing member and is formed in a shape corresponding to a surface of the fixing member. The external heater is disposed as if to engage and yet be spaced apart from the fixing member by a distance which is variable according to movement of the external heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Ishii, Keizo Yasuda, Akiyasu Amita, Kenichi Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Kohira, Yasutada Tsukioki, Maseya Shitami, Setoshi Ueno