US Patent Issued to Canon on Dec. 2 for "Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,130, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same" was invented by Takayuki Fukushima (Ibaraki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image reading apparatus includes a base unit, a conveyance roller to convey a sheet, a reading unit, an openable cover having a first contact portion, a guide member having a second contact portion, and an urging member. The guide member is rotatable between a first position where the reading unit is covered and a second position where the reading unit is exposed. The urging member urges the guide member in a direction fr...