ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,688, issued on July 28, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Inkjet recording apparatus" was invented by Aiichiro Otana (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bellows section of a suction air passage includes a first portion, a second portion located on one side in a first direction with respect to the first portion, and a third portion located on one side in a second direction with respect to the first portion and the second portion. A partitioning member includes a first partitioning section defining the first portion on the one side in the second direction, a second partitioning section defining...