ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,385, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Ink container" was invented by Masahiro Hayashi (Anjo, Japan), Satoru Oki (Nagoya, Japan), Naoya Okazaki (Hashima, Japan) and Yuma Tanabe (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ink container is provided. The ink container includes a main body. The main body includes a first key portion and a second key portion. The first key portion is positioned on a first outer surface of the main body. The second key portion is positioned on a second outer surface."

The patent was filed on Dec. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/399,042.

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