ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,759, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Roll paper printer" was invented by Tetsugo Ishida (Yamagata-mura, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll paper printer includes a case that includes an accommodation section configured to accommodate roll paper, a cover that rotates about a cover hinge located below the case, and opens and closes the accommodation section, in which the cover includes a cover guide configured to guide the roll paper, the cover guide includes a first cover guide, a second cover guide, and a third cover guide disposed toward the cover hinge, the first cover guide and the second co...