ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,677, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Medium support device and reading device" was invented by Keita Fuji (Matsumoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A second right-side extension portion entirely overlaps with a first right-side extension portion in a stored state when viewed in a depth direction, and a second left-side extension portion entirely overlaps a first left-side extension portion in a stored state when viewed in the depth direction. Moreover, a right-side gear is provided so as to be located between a right-side first end portion and a right-side second end portion of the first right-si...