ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,947, issued on July 8, was assigned to KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. (Osaka, Japan).

"Ink-jet treatment liquid, ink-jet textile printing apparatus, and ink-jet textile printing method" was invented by Jun Hioki (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printed textile includes a base textile and a layer. The base textile includes first and second surfaces. The first surface includes a first area and a second area. The layer is located on the first surface, and contains pigment particles. A first loop height is defined as a largest height of the printed textile when the printed textile is folded with a crease at the first area. ...