US Patent Issued to TOSHIBA TEC on June 16 for "Fixing device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,715, issued on June 16, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).

"Fixing device" was invented by Kousei Miyashita (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a fixing device capable of extending a lifespan of a component is provided. A fixing device of an embodiment includes a cylindrical body, a pressure roller, an adjustment mechanism, and a control section. The pressure roller can come into contact with the cylindrical body to form a nip. The adjustment mechanism can adjust a pressing force of the pressure roller against the cylindrical body. The control section controls the adjustment mecha...