ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,630, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Recording device" was invented by Hiroyuki Santo (Matsumoto, Japan), Sho Shimizu (Shiojiri, Japan), Keigo Iizawa (Shiojiri, Japan) and Yoshihisa Horikawa (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printer includes a recording unit, a glue belt, a pressing roller, a blowing unit, an ion application unit, and a charging unit. The glue belt includes an outer peripheral surface configured to support a medium. The pressing roller is provided upstream of the recording unit in a circumferential direction, and presses the medium against the outer peripheral surface. T...