ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,204, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Recording system" was invented by Masaki Miyazawa (Matsumoto, Japan), Chiaki Endo (Matsumoto, Japan) and Hirohisa Adachi (Matsukawa-Machi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording system includes a printer, a post-processing apparatus, and a first support to be mounted on a floor outside a mounting area of the printer. The printer includes a manual feed tray and an opening/closing portion each configured to be moved outward from a body of the printer to enable a process. The post-processing apparatus is located, in a Z direction, above the manual feed tray an...