ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,742, issued on June 23, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Fixing device and image forming apparatus" was invented by Hiroshi Ota (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism configured to form a developer image and transfer the formed developer image onto a medium and a fixing unit. The fixing unit includes a fixing member that contacts the medium the developer image is transferred onto, a heat source arranged to supply heat to the fixing member, a first temperature sensor that detects a temperature of a first region, and a second temperature sensor that detects a tempe...