ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,182, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Liquid discharge apparatus" was invented by Akihiro Shima (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a conveyor, and a liquid discharger. The conveyor conveys a medium in a conveyance direction along the conveyance path. The liquid discharger is disposed above the conveyance path to discharge a liquid toward the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The liquid discharger includes a discharge head, a housing, an airflow generator, and slit. The discharge head has a nozzle from which the liquid is discharged. The ho...