US Patent Issued to SCREEN HOLDINGS on Dec. 30 for "Printing apparatus and maintenance method therefor" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,811, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SCREEN HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Printing apparatus and maintenance method therefor" was invented by Kensuke Usui (Kyoto, Japan) and Susumu Takahashi (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing apparatus is achieved that has an auto-splice function and is capable of performing, when roll paper is replaced, suitable maintenance taking into account a print process scheduled to be executed after replacement of the roll paper. When a splicer replaces, regarding the roll paper to be used, the preceding roll paper with the subsequent roll paper, a print control unit controls an o...