ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,162, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Liquid cartridge and manufacturing method thereof to ensure stable atmospheric communication" was invented by Norihisa Okuyama (Kanagawa, Japan), Junichiro Iri (Kanagawa, Japan), Hiroyuki Murayama (Oita, Japan) and Yusuke Hashimoto (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid cartridge that can easily ensure stable atmospheric communication can be provided, comprises a liquid storage portion configured to store liquid and a lid provided above the liquid storage portion, configured to cover the liquid storage portion. The lid has at least one inner opening on an ...