ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,829, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Cap unit" was invented by Takashi Somete (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap unit includes a cap, a tank, a first pipe, a second pipe, a pump, and a vent port. The cap is attached to and detached from a nozzle surface of an inkjet head. The tank stores humidifying liquid. The first pipe and the second pipe connect the cap and the tank. The pump is provided in the first pipe and pumping air in the tank into the cap. The vent port is provided in the cap."
The patent was filed on Dec. 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/391,094.
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