US Patent Issued to Seiko Epson on Jan. 27 for "Drive circuit unit, head unit, and liquid discharge apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,878, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Drive circuit unit, head unit, and liquid discharge apparatus" was invented by Yoichiro Kondo (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a drive circuit unit generating a drive signal for driving a head, the drive circuit unit including: a drive circuit generating the drive signal; a first connector coupled to the head; a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted; a fan generating wind for the drive circuit; and a second substrate on which the fan is mounted."

The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/476,387.

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