ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,967, issued on June 16, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same" was invented by Satoru Takano (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet conveying device includes an opening-and-closing member, a pressing member, a hook, a biasing member, and an adjuster. The opening-and-closing member has a lower end to be supported by an apparatus body and is rotatable. The pressing member is disposed in the opening-and-closing member to press a pressed member of the apparatus body. The hook engages with an engaging member of the apparatus body to hold the opening-...