ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,284, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. (Osaka, Japan).
"Developing device" was invented by Seiji Kikushima (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing device includes a cylindrical developing roller, a regulation member, a magnetic member, and a synthetic resin member. The regulation member includes a first opposing surface facing an outer circumferential surface of the developing roller. The magnetic member is arranged on a side surface of the regulation member. The synthetic resin member is arranged on a side surface of the magnetic member. The synthetic member includes a second opposi...