US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on Sept. 22 for "Image-forming apparatus configured to move movable gear to mesh with first gear before receiving print command" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,044, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Image-forming apparatus configured to move movable gear to mesh with first gear before receiving print command" was invented by Sota Yanagihara (Nagoya, Japan) and Shuya Ichikawa (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image-forming apparatus includes: a motor; a transfer roller; a fixing device; a movable first cam; a first gear train including a first gear and a movable gear; a second gear train including a switching mechanism; and a controller. The fixing device includes a heat roller and a pressure roller providing a nip pressure therebetween....