ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,060, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Bypass feeder and image forming apparatus" was invented by Junpei Kamichi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bypass feeder for feeding a sheet to an apparatus includes an openable member, a bypass feeding tray, and a linear member. The openable member is to be attached to the apparatus such that an upper portion of the openable member opens and closes. The bypass feeding tray is attached to the openable member such that an upper portion of the bypass feeding tray opens and closes. The linear member has a first end held by a first end holder of the bypass feeding ...