ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,831, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Liquid discharge apparatus" was invented by Yuta Kobayashi (Tokyo) and Kenta Takahashi (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharger, a liquid storage, a stirrer, a plate, and a magnetic force applicator. The liquid discharger discharges a liquid. The liquid storage stores the liquid. The stirrer is rotatable in a stirring region in the liquid storage to stir the liquid in the liquid storage. The stirrer has a magnetism. The plate is secured to the liquid storage to define the stirring region. The magnetic forc...