ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,590, issued on June 17, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Fixing device" was invented by Ryota Saeki (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device includes a tubular member extending in an axial direction, a substrate, and a support. The substrate has a first surface facing toward an inner surface of the tubular member in a first thickness direction. The substrate includes a cut section at which the substrate is disconnected from a base material. The cut section is positioned at an end portion of the substrate in a first lateral direction. The substrate extends longitudinally along the axial direction...