US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on Oct. 6 for "Developing cartridge" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,754,494, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Developing cartridge" was invented by Ryuji Noda (Nagoya, Japan), Junya Sumida (Ama, Japan), Ryosuke Hayashi (Nagoya, Japan) and Yasuo Fukamachi (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing cartridge includes a housing, a developing roller, a gear, a memory, and a holder. The developing roller rotates about a developing shaft extending in the first direction. The memory has an electrical contact surface. The holder holds the electrical contact surface. The holder is movable with respect to the housing. The holder has a first end and a second end ...