US Patent Issued to KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS on Sept. 16 for "Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus provided therewith" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,695, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. (Osaka, Japan).

"Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus provided therewith" was invented by Yuichiro Tanaka (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet conveyance device includes a sheet conveyance passage, a mounting plate, and a sheet detection sensor. The mounting plate is fixed to a recessed portion formed in the inner wall surface of the sheet conveyance passage at its one side it. The sheet detection sensor is fitted on the mounting plate. The sheet detection sensor has a sensor surface. The mounting plate has a mounting surface on w...