US Patent Issued to Canon on May 13 for "Image forming apparatus for maintaining cleaning performance while preventing turn-over of a contact member" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,685, issued on May 13, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus for maintaining cleaning performance while preventing turn-over of a contact member" was invented by Shohei Ishio (Tokyo) and Keisuke Ishizumi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an intermediate transfer member, a reinforcing member, and a collection unit having a contact member and a support member. The contact member extends in a longitudinal direction that is orthogonal to an intermediate transfer member movement direction. One end of the contact member is fixed to the support...