ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,169, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Shoji Yamamoto (Kanagawa, Japan) and Hiromi Fujinaka (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body having a ground member, a door that pivots around a pivotal support shaft, an electric component provided on the door, and a conductive portion having first and second conductive portions. The first conductive portion is provided on the door and moves with the door. The second conductive portion is provided on the apparatus main body and is electrically connected to the first conductive p...