US Patent Issued to RICOH on Nov. 4 for "Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus including a holder which has projections within a hole accomodating a developer regulator or a developing roller" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,470, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to RICOH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus including a holder which has projections within a hole accomodating a developer regulator or a developing roller" was invented by Osamu Saito (Kanagawa, Japan), Yuuji Ishikura (Kanagawa, Japan), Yumi Inoue (Kanagawa, Japan), Tatsuya Ohhira (Kanagawa, Japan) and Toshiki Hayashi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing device of developing a latent image formed on an image bearer includes a developing roller, a developer regulator of a round-bar shape, and a holder. The developing roll...