G03G 15/2014
Using contact heat
Official title: {using contact heat}
G03G15/2014 (Using contact heat) appears on 10,402 US grants and 9,593 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 10,402
- Published applications
- 9,593
- Assignees
- 438
- Inventors
- 8,443
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 306 | 322 |
| 2025 | 247 | 306 |
| 2026 | 172 | 231 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03G 15/2053Structural details of heat elements3,999
- G03G 15/2017Structural details of the fixing unit in general3,722
- G03G 15/2039With means for controlling the fixing temperature3,657
- G03G 15/2064Combined with pressure2,541
- G03G 15/206Structural details or chemical composition of the pressure elements and layers thereof787
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrophoretic displays using nanoparticles501US 6,323,989 B1E Ink Corporation · 2001
- Dual roller apparatus for pressure fixing sheet material205US 5,195,430 ATektronix, Inc. · 1993
- Metal filled, multi-layered elastomer fuser member193US 4,257,699 AXerox Corporation · 1981
- Heating apparatus using endless film137US 5,525,775 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
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