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Fixing device and image forming apparatus using the same
EP 1817641 B1 · Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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- Filed November 17, 2005 and granted August 18, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 17, 2025.
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FiledNovember 17, 2005
PublishedAugust 15, 2007
GrantedAugust 18, 2010
Term endedNovember 17, 2025
Application numberEP 05809324
Classification (CPC)G03G15/2064 +1 more
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