ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,052, issued on June 10, was assigned to Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd. (Zhuhai, China).

"Chip, chipset, electrical parameter detection method, consumable, and image forming apparatus" was invented by Bo Wang (Zhuhai, China), Haixiong Li (Zhuhai, China) and Aiguo Yin (Zhuhai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chip, a chip set, an electrical parameter detection method, a consumable, and an image forming apparatus are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. The chip is capable of being installed on the consumable; and the consumable is capable of being detachably installed on the image forming apparatus. The chip inc...