ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,604, issued on April 22, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Recording device, and control method for recording device" was invented by Yoshihiko Momose (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording device including a medium support portion for supporting a medium, a recording unit for recording on the medium, a movement unit configured to move relative to the medium support portion along a first axis, and a detector attached to the movement unit."

The patent was filed on Jan. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/153,792.

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