US Patent Issued to Zhuhai Pantum Electronics on March 31 for "Adapter, cartridge, and image forming apparatus" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,201, issued on March 31, was assigned to Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd. (Zhuhai, China).

"Adapter, cartridge, and image forming apparatus" was invented by Shujia Hou (Zhuhai, China), Feng Chen (Zhuhai, China) and Shun Qian (Zhuhai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter is installed on a cartridge detachably disposed on a main body of an image forming apparatus. The main body includes a first conductive contact and a protective structure. The protective structure is disposed on a rear frame of the main body. The protective structure includes a protective element. When the cartridge is not inserted into the main body, th...