US Patent Issued to TOSHIBA TEC on April 21 for "Image formation apparatus and method for controlling image formation apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,956, issued on April 21, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image formation apparatus and method for controlling image formation apparatus" was invented by Sadatoshi Oishi (Shizuoka, Japan) and Masakazu Kato (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an image formation apparatus that prevents use of a consumable that is not a genuine product. An image formation apparatus includes one or more processors. The one or more processors read, from an IC tag of an ink ribbon, ID information and a digital certificate based on the ID information or information other than the ID information. The one or more processors ...