ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,889, issued on May 26, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Liquid ejecting device" was invented by Chikashi Nakamura (Azumino, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid ejecting device on which a waste liquid storage unit is mounted includes an ejecting unit that ejects a liquid, a maintenance unit and a collecting unit. The maintenance unit includes a receiving unit and a wiping unit that wipes a nozzle surface in which a nozzle is open, by moving together with the receiving unit in one direction. The receiving unit includes a receiver including a receiving tank that receives the liquid discharged from the nozzle, and a r...