ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,651, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Developer replenishment container with annular seal member" was invented by Tatsuyuki Yamamoto (Tokyo) and Akihito Kamura (Chiba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developer replenishment container configured to be detachably attachable to a developer replenishment device and replenish via the developer replenishment device is disclosed. The developer replenishment container including: a developer replenishment portion with a replenishment port; a developer accommodation portion having accommodate a developer; and an annular seal member for sealing a gap between the de...