ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,025, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Sheet storage device and image formation system including same" was invented by Satoshi Ando (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet storage device includes a regulation cursor and a hold mechanism. The hold mechanism includes a guide shaft, and a stopper having a guide hole in which the guide shaft is inserted, and being capable of reciprocating with the regulation cursor. When the stopper is inclined to one side, movement of the regulation cursor is restricted. When the stopper is raised to the other side, movement of the regulati...