ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,889, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus" was invented by Yuichi Kataniwa (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid ejecting head includes: a first-flow-path-member having a first-surface in which a first-opening is formed; a second-flow-path-member having a second-surface in which a second-opening is formed; and a filter member disposed between the first-surface and the second-surface, in which the second-opening is larger than the first-opening in plan view, the filter member has a first-region in which first holes are provided, and a secon...