ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,210,316, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Yuji Mitsui (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet includes a rotatable image bearing member, a transfer roller, a fan, and a duct. The duct extends in a parallel direction to a shaft direction of the transfer roller and includes an inflow port to guide air. The duct further includes, in an area opposing the transfer roller, a first opening portion that is provided at a position closer to a first end side of the duct than to a second end side of the duct, and a secon...