US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on Jan. 13 for "Sheet discharging device including elastic pieces arranged offset from roller body of discharging roller in width direction" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,462, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Sheet discharging device including elastic pieces arranged offset from roller body of discharging roller in width direction" was invented by Takashi Fujiwara (Nagakute, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet discharging device includes: a discharging roller, elastic pieces, and a discharge tray. The discharging roller includes: a shaft extending in a width direction, and a roller body configured to convey a sheet in a discharging direction. The elastic pieces protrude in the discharging direction and are arranged upward relative to the shaft and offset...