US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on July 21 for "Image-forming apparatus including link configured to abut on cartridge for moving shutter of fixing device and electrical contact positioned on opposite side from the link with respect to attached cartridge, and cartridge therefor" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,802, issued on July 21, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image-forming apparatus including link configured to abut on cartridge for moving shutter of fixing device and electrical contact positioned on opposite side from the link with respect to attached cartridge, and cartridge therefor" was invented by Saya Minoshima (Gifu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image-forming apparatus includes a housing, a cartridge, a fixing device, a shutter, a link connected to the shutter, and an electrical contact. The fixing device includes a heating unit. The shutter is movable between a closing position for covering an ...