US Patent Issued to CANON on Dec. 23 for "Image forming apparatus with a door provided with conductive portions" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,708, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus with a door provided with conductive portions" was invented by Fumihiko Hayayumi (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a conductive frame, a first support portion that is provided on the frame and is conductive to the frame, a door configured to be opened such that an inside of the image forming apparatus is accessed, the door including a metal portion, a second support portion that is conductive to the metal portion, is pivotably connected to the first support portion about a pivot shaft, and is configured ...