ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,057, issued on March 18.
"Roll paper holder" was invented by Norio Seki (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll paper holder includes: a blade member having a blade provided at an end of a base, a press projection provided at the other end of the base, and a convex portion provided on an upper surface of the base; a blade-member-storing case pivotally supporting the convex portion of the blade member; and a holder body to which a roll paper is attachable, in which the blade-member-storing case is mounted on an upper surface of the holder body with a base end pivotally supported by the holder body, and the blade-member...