G03G 15/2032
Retractable heating or pressure unit
Official title: {Retractable heating or pressure unit}
G03G15/2032 (Retractable heating or pressure unit) appears on 600 US grants and 600 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 600
- Published applications
- 600
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 998
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 20 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 10 | 21 |
| 2010 | 13 | 27 |
| 2011 | 19 | 34 |
| 2012 | 34 | 36 |
| 2013 | 34 | 30 |
| 2014 | 38 | 27 |
| 2015 | 40 | 27 |
| 2016 | 43 | 33 |
| 2017 | 29 | 38 |
| 2018 | 42 | 53 |
| 2019 | 34 | 14 |
| 2020 | 24 | 27 |
| 2021 | 19 | 27 |
| 2022 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 24 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 | 39 |
| 2026 | 16 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Image-forming apparatus configured to move movable gear to mesh with first gear before receiving print command22 Sep 2026US 12,743,044 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,717,256 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Image forming device and image forming method providing notifications for pressure contact force adjustments21 Jul 2026US 12,687,803 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus7 Jul 2026US 12,675,068 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing device16 Jun 2026US 12,656,715 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299469 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299474 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277152 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image forming apparatus and image forming method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259522 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244130 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixing device using an induction heating unit95US 6,078,781 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2000
- Fixing device using an induction heating unit51US 6,097,926 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2000
- Image forming apparatus including detachable toner fixing unit44US 4,965,640 AFujitsu Limited · 1990
- Multi-functional fuser backup roll release mechanism39US 6,253,046 B1Lexmark International, Inc. · 2001
- Image fixing device and image forming apparatus with same35US 4,954,845 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990