ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,839, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Rolled paper printing apparatus" was invented by Daisuke Yanagimachi (Matsumoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rolled paper printing apparatus includes a roller, a cutter capable of cutting the rolled paper and including a first blade and a second blade, a first blade-side guide capable of guiding, from the side of the first blade, the paper transported, and a paper guide including a first guide and a second guide. The paper guide includes a first arm on which the first guide is mounted rotatably about a first shaft, a second arm on which the second guide is...