ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,841, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to RICOH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).
"Liquid discharge apparatus" was invented by Muneyuki Okeguchi (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid discharge apparatus includes an apparatus body, a liquid discharge unit, a first ventilation channel a cover, and a second ventilation channel. The liquid discharge unit discharges a liquid. The first ventilation channel in the apparatus body has a first end opened to an interior of the apparatus body in a first direction. The cover is movable between an open position and a closed position to operably close the apparatus body. The second ventilation...