ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,567, issued on May 20, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Replenishing system" was invented by Hiroyuki Munetsugu (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A replenishing system includes a first image forming apparatus including a first image forming portion, a first accommodating portion and a first mounting port, a second image forming apparatus including a second image forming portion, a second accommodating portion and a second mounting port different from the first mounting port in a shape, a first accommodating device including a first interface portion and accommodating a consumable agent, a second accommodating device...