Patents by Inventor Shuntaroh IWAMI

Shuntaroh IWAMI 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: 12259668
    Abstract: The fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a rotation direction and forming a loop, a nip formation pad inside the loop, a pressure rotator pressed against the nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip, a sliding sheet between the nip formation pad and the fixing rotator, and a holder. The sliding sheet covers the nip formation pad and has a nip entrance at an upstream end of the fixing nip in the rotation direction and a face contacting the fixing rotator. The holder holds an upstream end portion of the sliding sheet upstream from the nip formation pad in the rotation direction and includes a holding plate disposed on the face and separated from the nip entrance by 5 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuntaroh Iwami
  • Publication number: 20240160128
    Abstract: The fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a rotation direction and forming a loop, a nip formation pad inside the loop, a pressure rotator pressed against the nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip, a sliding sheet between the nip formation pad and the fixing rotator, and a holder. The sliding sheet covers the nip formation pad and has a nip entrance at an upstream end of the fixing nip in the rotation direction and a face contacting the fixing rotator. The holder holds an upstream end portion of the sliding sheet upstream from the nip formation pad in the rotation direction and includes a holding plate disposed on the face and separated from the nip entrance by 5 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Shuntaroh IWAMI
  • Publication number: 20240160129
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a belt, a pad, a pressure rotator, a lubricant supplier, and a collector. The belt forms a loop. The pad is inside the loop of the belt and contacts the belt. The pressure rotator presses the belt against the pad to form a fixing nip between the belt and the pressure rotator. The lubricant supplier supplies lubricant to an inner face of the belt. The collector collects the lubricant. The collector has a first end and a second end. The first end contacts an inner face of one end of the belt in a width direction of the belt. The second end contacts the inner face of another end of the belt opposite to the one end in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Shuntaroh IWAMI, Jun OGINO, Kazuto SHIBUYA