ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,162, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).
"Medium transport apparatus and processing apparatus" was invented by Keisuke Sasaki (Matsumoto, Japan) and Shinji Kanemaru (Matsumoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medium transport portion includes a main body portion, a tray unit, and a support guide member. The main body portion includes a first manual feed path and a second manual feed path. The tray unit can be accommodated in the main body portion in a non-use state, and a medium is mounted thereon in a use state. The support guide member is movable in a Z-direction, and supports the tray unit such tha...