ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,242, issued on June 10, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Printing material applying apparatus" was invented by Masakazu Tsukuda (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing material applying apparatus includes a container configured to store a printing material to be supplied to an applying unit, a cap portion configured to be detachably attached to an inlet portion of the container and capable of closing the inlet portion, a first cover portion including a first engaging portion and configured to be capable of moving between a closing position where the cap portion is covered and an opening position where the cap p...