US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on Nov. 11 for "Image forming apparatus having toner supply unit to supply toner to developing unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,240, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image forming apparatus having toner supply unit to supply toner to developing unit" was invented by Shougo Sato (Seto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure features an image forming apparatus having a first developing unit having a first developing roller; and a first toner supply unit configured to supply toner to the first developing unit, the first toner supply unit having: a first container configured to accommodate the toner therein, the first container having a first inlet opening through which the toner is received in the first...