ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,776, issued on April 7, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Rolled paper printing device" was invented by Shoichi Murata (Yamagata-Mura, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rolled paper printing device includes a cover that opens/closes a case, a roller that draws out paper from rolled paper, a head for printing, a cutter that cuts the paper, and a paper guide mounted on the cover. When the cover is closed, a paper discharge port for discharging the paper is formed, and the paper guide includes a first guide that guides a first surface of the paper, a second guide that guides a second surface of the paper, a first opening ...