US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on March 17 for "Auxiliary tape cassette including auxiliary tape, gear, and case that accommodates therein at least a part of auxiliary tape and at least a part of gear" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,656, issued on March 17, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Auxiliary tape cassette including auxiliary tape, gear, and case that accommodates therein at least a part of auxiliary tape and at least a part of gear" was invented by Kosuke Higashi (Nagoya, Japan), Kentaro Murayama (Kasugai, Japan) and Shinji Ukai (Kiyosu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary tape cassette includes: an auxiliary tape; a gear; and a case. The auxiliary tape is used for printing on a printing tape. The gear transmits a driving force from an outside. The case accommodates therein at least a part of the auxiliary tape and at l...