ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,853, issued on March 25, was assigned to RICOH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Recording-head position adjustment mechanism, recording-head module, and image forming apparatus" was invented by Kengo Tsubaki (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording-head position adjustment mechanism adjusts a position of a recording head that discharges liquid droplets. The recording-head position adjustment mechanism includes a supporting member and a discharge angle adjuster. The supporting member includes an upper support to support an upper portion of the recording head and a lower support to support a lower portion of the recording hea...