US Patent Issued to Toshiba Tec on Nov. 25 for "Fixing device with contact portions on guide member for heat management" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,234, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).

"Fixing device with contact portions on guide member for heat management" was invented by Ryota Saeki (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes a tubular body, a heater unit, a frame, and a guide member. The heater unit is inside the tubular body and contacts the tubular body. The frame supports the heater unit. The guide member is on a side opposite the heater unit with the frame therebetween. The guide member includes a plurality of contact portions which are spaced from each other in a longitudinal di...