ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,614, issued on July 28, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Developing cartridge including shaft and cam positioned on opposite side of casing from developing roller and movable in axial direction of developing roller" was invented by Koji Abe (Okazaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, a shaft, and a first cam. The developing roller is rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction. A part of a peripheral surface of the developing roller is exposed on one side in a second direction. The developing roller is positioned at one end portion of the...