US Patent Issued to Brother Kogyo on Aug. 12 for "Image forming apparatus capable of facilitating toner replenishment to toner supply unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,285, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Brother Kogyo K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image forming apparatus capable of facilitating toner replenishment to toner supply unit" was invented by Shougo Sato (Seto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a main casing, a developing roller, a connecting tube, and a toner container. The main casing includes a sheet supply tray. The developing roller is provided in the main casing. The connecting tube has one end portion and another end portion inside the main casing. The toner container is for accommodating toner. The one end portion of the connecting tube is connec...