ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,221, issued on May 20, was assigned to Brother Kogyo K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Printing device" was invented by Yasutoshi Kano (Kariya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing device includes a main body, and a cassette attached to and detached from the main body. A locating shaft is provided on a back surface of the cassette. A ball that can protrude toward an outer side is provided in the locating shaft. A cylindrical guide body is provided at a position facing the locating shaft on a front surface of the main body. The cylindrical guide body guides and locates the locating shaft to a predetermined position on a side of the ma...