ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,673, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Paper feeding cassette and recording apparatus" was invented by Akihisa Wanibe (Matsumoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paper feeding cassette is configured to be inserted into an apparatus and drawn out from the apparatus. The paper feeding cassette includes a placement unit at which a sheet is to be placed, and at least one accommodation unit configured to accommodate an accommodated article. The accommodation unit includes a top plate and a side wall intersecting the top plate. The side wall includes an opening part opened toward an inner side of the pap...