ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,302, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Image forming apparatus including image forming unit drawable from apparatus main body" was invented by Takeshi Yoshida (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a developing separation mechanism. The image forming unit includes an image carrier and a developing device. The developing device includes a developing member and movable in a developing position where the developing member is in contact with the image carrier and a separated position where the developing member is separat...