Fuser assembly having heater element with spaced-apart features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7672631
APP PUB NO 20080138129A1
SERIAL NO

11609035

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A heater element is provided adapted to heat a belt in a fuser assembly. The heater element comprises laterally spaced-apart first and second features. The first feature may have a first inner surface and the second feature may have a second inner surface facing the first inner surface. Preferably, at least a majority portion of at least one of the first and second inner surfaces is positioned at an oblique angle relative to a reference line extending substantially perpendicular to a path a substrate moves along as it passes through the fuser assembly.

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CHINA CITIC BANK CORPORATION LIMITED GUANGZHOU BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENTCITIC PLAZA NO 233 NORTH TIAN HE ROAD TIAN HE DISTRICT FLOOR 48-50 GUANGZHOU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lucas, Russell Edward Lexington, US 21 72
Mulloy, Katherine Mary Lexington, US 5 21
Smith, Jerry Wayne Irvine, US 51 385
Wu, Fangsheng Lexington, US 30 157

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