ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,583, issued on June 17, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Developer cartridge and image forming apparatus" was invented by Shougo Sato (Seto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developer cartridge includes a developing roller, a developer housing supporting the developing roller, and a toner storage unit including a first storage chamber capable of storing toner, and a second storage chamber storing the developer housing. The toner storage unit supports the developer housing such that the developer housing is movable with respect to the first storage chamber."
The patent was filed on Jan. 31, 2024, under Appli...