ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,447, issued on June 17, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Sheet discharging apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus" was invented by Akira Matsumoto (Toride, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion to form an image on a sheet, a tray on which sheets to be fed are stacked, and a swing member supported by the tray and configured to swing in a case where the swing member is pushed by a discharged sheet. A stacking portion includes a first surface on an upper portion of a first portion, and a moving member in contact with the discharged sheet. The moving...