Patents by Inventor Toshiya Yabei

Toshiya Yabei 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: 5679462
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for fixing image on a recording sheet or film comprises a fixing roller having a surface comprising a fluororesin and contacting with a toner, a heating means for heating said fixing roller, a rotating pressing roller urged against said fixing roller, and means for applying a releasing agent to the surface of said fixing roller, characterized in that said releasing agent comprises a fluorosilicone represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein a, b, c, d, e and f independently denote an integer of 0 to 3, l and m are an integer of 0 to 3 with a proviso that 1.ltoreq.1+m.ltoreq.6, and n is an integer of 1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuo Soga, Toshiya Yabei, Jun Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kohira
  • Patent number: 5678153
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a fixing roller for fixing a toner on a transferring material and a pressing roller for coming into contact with and pressing against a fixing roller. The apparatus further includes a cleaning roller which comes into contact with and cleans the fixing roller as well as a blade which scratches off toner and foreign particles transferred to the cleaning roller from the fixing roller. In the apparatus of the present invention, a coated layer including polyimide and polytetrafluorethylene is disposed on the surface of the cleaning roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Okamoto, Setsuo Soga, Toshiya Yabei, Yasuhiro Kohira