ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,936, issued on April 21, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid ejecting device" was invented by Keigo Iizawa (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid ejecting device includes an ejecting unit including a nozzle surface where a nozzle opens, a cap unit that performs capping, a wiper unit that performs wiping, and a cleaning unit that is attached to the ejecting unit, and performs cleaning on the wiper unit, wherein the wiper unit includes a wiping section that moves in one direction, the wiping section includes a wiper that comes into contact with the nozzle surface, the cleaning unit includes a cleaner t...