US Patent Issued to KYOCERA Document Solutions on Jan. 27 for "Image formation device and overcurrent detection method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,473, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Image formation device and overcurrent detection method" was invented by Shogo Yoneda (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image formation device includes a plurality of motors, an overcurrent detection portion, a load application portion, and a specification portion. The plurality of motors each include an output shaft. The overcurrent detection portion detects an overcurrent with respect to a resultant current including currents flowing through the plurality of motors. The load application portion applies, while the plurality of moto...