ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,590, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Sheet feeding device, image forming apparatus, and locking device" was invented by Yuji Miyamoto (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet feeding device includes a plurality of containers configured to store sheet members, a housing in which the plurality of containers are mounted from a front, and a locking device configured to restrict withdrawal of the plurality of containers mounted in the housing, wherein a first opening portion is provided in a front surface of each of the plurality of containers, the housing includes a first engaged portion, and...