Patent application 14541707 (US), filed 2014-11-14
Publication number: US20150139709A1
Title: IMAGE FIXING APPARATUS HAVING A HEATER, A THERMOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, AND A TENSION SPRING CONFIGURED TO BIAS OR URGE THE THERMOSENSITIVE ELEMENT
CPC codes: G03G  15/2017
G03G  15/2039
G03G  15/2053
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-13
Rejection reasons: obviousness_103
Prior art cited: ref_id: 6671471
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
Final disposition: granted (2015-10-13)