US Patent Issued to CANON on Dec. 9 for "Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and external unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,262, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and external unit" was invented by Shogo Terakawa (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a connector, and a cover member. The casing including a first and second outer wall portions. The connector is provided inside of the casing and electrically connectable with the external unit. The cover member is attachable to and detachable from the casing. The first outer wall portion includes a first opening configured to expose a connection terminal of the connector. The second outer wa...