US Patent Issued to CANON on Aug. 12 for "Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet support apparatus, and image forming apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,637, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet support apparatus, and image forming apparatus" was invented by Shunsuke Okazaki (Shizuoka, Japan) and Yasuaki Matsumoto (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet conveyance apparatus includes an apparatus body including a conveyance assembly to convey a sheet, and a door pivotally supported around a pivot axis disposed in a lower portion of the apparatus body such that the door is opened and closed with respect to the apparatus body. The apparatus body includes a handle assembly including a first holder used to lift the appar...