US Patent Issued to Canon on Jan. 20 for "Image forming apparatus having connector for detachable process cartridge" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,979, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus having connector for detachable process cartridge" was invented by Hiroki Ichimura (Shizuoka, Japan) and Satoshi Koga (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge includes a pressing portion, a recessed portion, and an electrical contact. An apparatus body includes a contact unit that includes a contact and a protrusion. The contact and the protrusion are movable away from the mounting region against an elastic force. The contact unit is at a first position in a non-mounted state, a second position in a mounted state, and a third posit...