ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,889, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus and process cartridge" was invented by Goshi Ozaki (Kanagawa, Japan) and Ryota Shibuya (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a development roller, a cartridge side gear, a movable member and a restricting portion. The cartridge is constituted such that when the cartridge side gear and a drive transmission member of a main assembly of an image forming apparatus are engaged with each other, the drive transmission member and a cover covering the drive transmission member is accommodated in a space su...