US Patent Issued to Ricoh on July 21 for "Magnet including a non-rotatable shaft engaged with a through hole at a lateral end" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,800, issued on July 21, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Magnet including a non-rotatable shaft engaged with a through hole at a lateral end" was invented by Yuuki Tsuchiya (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developing device contains a developer and includes a developing roller that bears the developer and a developer supplying rotator that is disposed opposite the developing roller. The developer supplying rotator rotates in a predetermined direction to supply the developer onto the developing roller. A compartment accommodates the developer supplying rotator. A first developing side plate supports the develo...