ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,549, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).

"Optical scanning device" was invented by Yasushi Kuribayashi (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical scanning device according to an embodiment includes a light source, a first optical sheet, a second optical sheet, a holder, and a polygon mirror. The light source emits light. The first optical sheet is disposed on an optical path of the light emitted from the light source. The second optical sheet is disposed on the optical path. The holder includes a pair of engaging sections with which both end portions in a bending direction of the first o...