ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,219, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Recording device" was invented by Takuto Tanaka (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording device includes a recording unit, a transport belt configured to support the medium, and a moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the recording unit or the transport belt with respect to the other in a movement direction. The recording device includes a cleaning unit provided in a manner movable forward and backward with respect to a position between the recording unit and the transport belt in a first direction intersecting the movement direction....