ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,027, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Liquid ejection apparatus" was invented by Akira Yamagishi (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid ejection apparatus includes an ejection portion including a nozzle surface at which one or more nozzles open, and configured to eject, from the nozzle, liquid in a direction different from a vertical direction, a cap configured to form a space in communication with the nozzle by making contact with the ejection portion, an mounting portion to which the cap is detachably mounted, and a holding portion configured to hold the cap detached from the mounting...