ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,697, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Transport device and recording device" was invented by Ryosuke Ban (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport device includes a transporting belt having an endless shape and configured to transport a medium, a first roller including a first circumferential surface brought into contact with the transporting belt, the first roller being a roller around which the transporting belt is wound, a second roller including a second circumferential surface brought into contact with the transporting belt, the second roller being a roller around which the trans...