G03G 2215/2041
The fixing nip being formed by tensioning the belt over a surface
Official title: the fixing nip being formed by tensioning the belt over a surface portion of a pressure member
G03G2215/2041 (The fixing nip being formed by tensioning the belt over a surface) appears on 143 US grants and 119 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 119
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 277
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12 |
| 2004 | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus10 Mar 2026US 12,572,097 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Fixing apparatus16 Jul 2024US 12,038,706 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing apparatus1 Aug 2023US 11,714,371 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus capable of adjusting tension of endless belt4 Jul 2023US 11,693,346 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Heating device, liquid applying apparatus, image forming apparatus, post-processing apparatus, and conveying device2 Aug 2022US 11,402,781 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169406 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fixing device and image forming apparatus28 Mar 2024US 2024/0103416 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Fixing apparatus19 Oct 2023US 2023/0333503 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus capable of adjusting tension of endless belt12 Jan 2023US 2023/0009394 A1Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Fixing apparatus22 Dec 2022US 2022/0404749 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixing device with induction heating unit86US 6,087,641 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2000
- Induction heat fixing device83US 6,026,273 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2000
- Fixing device having temperature detecting member and image forming apparatus using said fixing device73US 6,636,709 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Fixing device preventing rubbing of toner image67US 6,628,916 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Belt fixing unit with heat-resisting resin base member and image forming toner for use in the fixing unit65US 7,127,204 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2006