ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,656, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid storage and method of reusing adapter" was invented by Masahiro Karasawa (Matsumoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid storage includes: a liquid storing portion for storing liquid; a liquid supply member coupled to the liquid storing portion and having a supply path for supplying the liquid stored in the liquid storing portion to a printing apparatus; and an adapter having a plurality of engaging portions configured to engage the liquid supply member."

The patent was filed on Sept. 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/241,569.

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