US Patent Issued to CANON on Nov. 3 for "Image forming apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,864, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus" was invented by Yohei Tomikawa (Ibaraki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet includes an apparatus body, a drawer unit configured to be pulled out from the apparatus body, a cover provided to be openable and closable on the apparatus body, the cover being movable to a closed position where the cover covers the drawer unit attached to the apparatus body and an open position where the drawer unit is exposed so as to be pulled out from the apparatus body, a restricting portion configured ...