ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,752, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Flow path unit and liquid ejection device" was invented by Shunsuke Kanahara (Okaya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow path unit including a flow path through which a liquid supplied to an ejection unit that ejects the liquid flows includes a removal unit configured to remove a gas. The removal unit includes an inner wall that is provided with an opening in communication with the flow path and that is configured to come into contact with the liquid, and a storage tank including the inner wall and configured to store the liquid. The removal unit removes the ...