ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,692, issued on May 13, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Fixing device" was invented by Ryota Saeki (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device including a tubular body, a heater, and a heat transfer member. The heater is positioned on an inner side of a tubular body and includes a substrate that supports a heat generating body. The substrate includes a first region. A first area in a first position on an inner side of the first region is smaller than the first area in a second position present on an outer side of the first region. The heat transfer member includes a second region. A second area in ...