ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,411, issued on July 14, was assigned to Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Fixation device and image formation apparatus" was invented by Hisatoshi Saito (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixation device according to an embodiment may include: an annular belt; flange members facing both ends of the annular belt, respectively, each including: a flange portion that regulates an end portion of the annular belt; and a support surface that supports an inner circumferential surface of the annular belt; a cleaning roller in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the annular belt; and an opposing member provided between...