US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on June 24 for "Image forming apparatus including detachable process cartridge having handle on developing unit" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,616, issued on June 24, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image forming apparatus including detachable process cartridge having handle on developing unit" was invented by Yasuo Fukamachi (Nagoya, Japan), Yuki Nagashima (Toyokawa, Japan), Junya Sumida (Ama, Japan), Sakiho Hayakawa (Toyoake, Japan) and Marika Ozaki (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a main housing, a movable drawer, and a process cartridge attachable to the drawer. The process cartridge includes a drum unit, and a developing unit. The drum unit includes a drum housing, and a photosensitive drum rotatable...