ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,777, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Liquid storage container" was invented by Takashi Hayasaka (Kanagawa, Japan), Keisuke Iinuma (Kanagawa, Japan), Tatsuo Nanjo (Kanagawa, Japan), Wataru Takahashi (Kanagawa, Japan), Hiromasa Tsutsumi (Kanagawa, Japan), Hideaki Matsumura (Tokyo), Yusuke Naratani (Tokyo), Tsuyoshi Saeki (Kanagawa, Japan), Taiji Maruyama (Kanagawa, Japan), Shota Asada (Tokyo) and Norio Sakurai (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid storage container including a positioning configuration contributing to downsizing is provided. The container capable of storing liquid therein includes a f...