ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,005, issued on April 14, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Akitoshi Toyota (Kanagawa, Japan) and Atsushi Oguni (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a fan and a duct portion including (i) a first opening from which an airflow blows and (ii) a projecting portion configured to guide the airflow to the first opening, and a process cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, and a casing including a first side surface in which a second opening is formed. The second opening communicates with a space in...