ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,805, issued on July 29, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Liquid supply system, control method, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions, and liquid supply device" was invented by Akihiro Kawakita (Nagoya, Japan) and Hisaaki Yoshimoto (Nukata, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid supply system includes one or a plurality of tubes, a liquid delivery mechanism, and a processor. The one or plurality of tubes is connected to a tank. The tank is configured to store the liquid and is provided further upstream than the printer. The liquid delivery mechanism is provided in the...