US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on Sept. 16 for "Developing cartridge provided with cover" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,896, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Developing cartridge provided with cover" was invented by Nao Itabashi (Nagoya, Japan), Naoya Kamimura (Ichinomiya, Japan), Ryuya Yamazaki (Nagoya, Japan) and Hideshi Nishiyama (Owariasahi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process cartridge including: a photosensitive member cartridge including a photosensitive member; and a developing cartridge including a developer carrier. The developing cartridge further includes: an inputting portion; a first cover; and a second cover. The first cover has a first engagement portion configured to move the develop...