ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,542, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Developing cartridge" was invented by Nao Itabashi (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing cartridge may include a developing roller, a casing capable of containing a developer therein, a developing electrode movable with the casing and the developing roller and pivotable about a developing roller shaft of the developing roller in a direction, a first lever movable relative to the casing, and a holder configured to hold the first lever relative to the casing, in case where the developing electrode pivots from one side of the direction to an ...