ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,844, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus including resin assembly with air flow passages for toner conveyance" was invented by Noritomo Yamaguchi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an air supplying portion and a flow passage forming portion in which a first flow passage, a second flow passage, and a third flow passage are formed. The flow passage forming portion includes a first member having a first surface and a second surface, a second member having a third surface, and a third member having a fourth surface. The first flow passage is formed...