ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,901, issued on July 29, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Shogo Nagamine (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer member movably provided between a contact position and a separated position, first and second bearings, a supporting member, first and second urging members for urging the first and second bearings, respectively, and a moving member provided with first and second engaging portions engaging with the first and second bearings, respectively. At least a part of the moving member is disposed on the same si...