ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,428, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to EBARA Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid supplying device and method for draining liquid thereof" was invented by Fujihiko Toyomasu (Tokyo) and Junji Kunisawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To improve liquid draining of a liquid supplying device. A method for draining a liquid of a pipe of a liquid supplying device including a step for drying an inside of the pipe by circulating an inert gas in the pipe without dividing the pipe, wherein the step for drying includes a step for protecting a pressure sensor from static electricity, through a pressure sensor that has a sensor covered portion electrical...