ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,187, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Ink supply device and image forming system" was invented by Kuniaki Araishi (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ink supply device according to the present disclosure includes an attachment part and a drip tray. To the attachment part, an ink pack is attached. The drip tray is provided below the attachment part and has a capacity equal to or larger than a capacity of one ink pack."

The patent was filed on July 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/361,577.

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