Expired European patentEurope
Heating member, method of producing heating member surface layer, fixing member, heating device, fixing method, fixing device, and image forming device
EP 1679558 B1 · Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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- Filed October 21, 2004 and granted June 3, 2009. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 21, 2024.
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FiledOctober 21, 2004
PublishedJuly 12, 2006
GrantedJune 3, 2009
Term endedOctober 21, 2024
Application numberEP 04792776
Classification (CPC)G03G15/2057
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