ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,814, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid container and method for reusing liquid container" was invented by Hiroto Hanba (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid container includes a liquid containing body that contains liquid, a case that houses the liquid containing body, and a display board portion on which identification information regarding the liquid container is gathered and displayed. The case has a mounting surface from which a supply portion through which the liquid in the liquid containing body is supplied is exposed. The display board portion is detachably provided on a s...