ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,158, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Liquid container and liquid discharge apparatus" was invented by Mikio Ogawa (Nagoya, Japan), Rie Joboji (Nagoya, Japan) and Hideki Hayashi (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a liquid container including: a pouch and a case. The pouch includes a flexible bag and a spout with a first opening. The case includes a tank to store a liquid flowed through the second opening. The spout is fitted into the case, and the bag is positioned in the tank."
The patent was filed on March 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/184,297.
*For further ...