ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,762, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Sheet conveyor and image forming apparatus" was invented by Takashi Arakawa (Nagoya, Japan), Kotaro Haruta (Gifu, Japan) and Kazuya Taira (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first roller includes a rotation shaft extending in a first direction. A second roller faces the first roller in a second direction. A first bearing supports an end portion of the rotation shaft. The first bearing is formed of a conductive resin. A second bearing supports the first end portion. The second bearing is formed of a material having higher toughness than the first ...