ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,489, issued on July 15, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Keita Nakajima (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an opening and closing member configured to move between a closed position and an open position. The apparatus body includes an image forming portion, a sheet conveyance path including a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path, a guide member configured to move to a first guide position and a second guide position, a drive source, and a guide moving member including a pressing portion. The guide member is c...