US Patent Issued to Toshiba Tec on April 29 for "Heating unit with heating elements at different positions and image processing apparatus with heating unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,597, issued on April 29, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).

"Heating unit with heating elements at different positions and image processing apparatus with heating unit" was invented by Sasuke Endo (Chigasaki Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating unit includes a cylinder which rotates about an axis parallel to a first direction. A heater has a first surface abutting on an inner surface of the cylinder at a nip position. A support member is on a second surface of the heater and also contacts the cylinder. A first heating element is in the heater at a first position along the first direction. A second heating el...