ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,406, issued on April 21, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Printing apparatus" was invented by Katsuyuki Endo (Matsumoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing apparatus includes: a first blade that cuts a printing medium; a cutter motor; a drive gear that engages the first blade and is rotated by the cutter motor to drive the first blade; a rotator that rotates in conjunction with the drive gear; a photosensor that includes a light-receiving/emitting section including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element and that includes a sensor substrate that outputs a first detection signal or a second dire...