US Patent Issued to RICOH on Aug. 19 for "Image forming apparatus with a stopper to block insertion of a toner container" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,156, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to RICOH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus with a stopper to block insertion of a toner container" was invented by Naoki Matsuda (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a detachable unit detachably attached to the apparatus body, a metal plate component, an insertion cover, and a stopper. The insertion cover has an insertion opening into which the detachable unit is insertable in an insertion direction. The stopper includes a blocking projection and a contact. The blocking projection is inside the insertion opening of the ...