ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,283, issued on April 22, was assigned to Brother Kogyo K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Cartridge including photoconductive drum, developing roller, memory and terminal connected to the memory" was invented by Masahiro Ishii (Nagoya, Japan) and Fumio Morita (Haguri-gun, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developer cartridge according to one aspect is attachable to a photoconductor unit that comprises a photoconductive drum. The developer cartridge may comprise a main body having an opening, the main body comprising an electric circuit, a front cover configured to move to an opening position in which the opening of the main body is exposed a...