ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,748, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Naoki Sueishi (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The fixing device includes a heater, a holding member, a fixing member, a pressure roller, a drive mechanism, and a resistance measuring circuit. The holding member includes a metal portion and holds the heater. The pressure roller is rotatably supported, and applies pressure to a toner image on a sheet by sandwiching the fixing member and the sheet between the pressure roller and the heater. The resistance measuring circuit measures electrical res...