ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,762, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Sheet feeding device, image reading device and image forming apparatus" was invented by Kaname Yamada (Chiba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet feeding device includes a first supporter supporting a first sheet, a first regulator regulating a position of the first sheet supported by the first supporter in a widthwise direction, a second supporter and a second regulator. The second supporter is provided above the first supporter and support a second sheet, of which a length in the widthwise direction is shorter than that of the first sheet, in a state in which the f...