ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,346,055, issued on July 1, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Tomoaki Kubo (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes: a developing device removably supported by a support frame; a separation mechanism that moves the developing device so that a developing roller separates from a photoconductor drum before the developing device is removed from the support frame; a toner density detection sensor provided in a developing housing; and a relay board supported by the support frame and electrically connectable to the sensor. In a state in...