ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,011, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Method of assembling a belt conveyance apparatus" was invented by Takashi Kainuma (Osaka, Japan) and Kazuhisa Hirahara (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of assembling a belt conveyance apparatus having an endless belt, a plurality of rollers, a frame, a bearing holder, an urging member, a slider, and a driving gear includes the steps of: in a state without the driving gear mounted to the frame, arranging the slider in a disengaged position; attaching the bearing holder and the urging member to the frame; moving the slider in a...