ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,591, issued on June 17, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Fixing device" was invented by Kousei Miyashita (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device configured to fix toner to a sheet including a tubular body, a heater, and a heat conduction section. The tubular body is configured to be in contact with a sheet moving in a first direction. The heater includes a heat generator. The heater includes a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface. The first surface of the heater is in contact with the inner surface of the tubular body. The heat conduction section is in contact w...