US Patent Issued to CANON on May 13 for "Cartridge including photosensitive drum and developing roller that can be easily separated" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,703, issued on May 13, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Cartridge including photosensitive drum and developing roller that can be easily separated" was invented by Toshiaki Takeuchi (Shizuoka, Japan), Koichi Ooishi (Shizuoka, Japan) and Hiroki Shimizu (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge including: a first unit including an image bearing member and a first portion, and configured to take a removal posture when the cartridge is to be removed from a main body; a second unit including a developer bearing member and a second portion, the second unit being movable between a first position where the developer bea...