US Patent Issued to Lexmark International on July 14 for "Hold down assembly for a developer unit of an image forming device" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,427, issued on July 14, was assigned to Lexmark International Inc. (Lexington, Ky.).

"Hold down assembly for a developer unit of an image forming device" was invented by Brian Lester Boettcher (Versailles, Ky.), Bartley Charles Gould II (Lexington, Ky.), Brian Lee Hawes (Lexington, Ky.), Glen Alan Reidhaar (Lexington, Ky.) and Edward Lynn Triplett (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner container for use with a developer unit of an image forming device includes a body having a reservoir for holding toner and an engagement arm that is movable relative to the body between a disengaged position and an engaged position. Th...