US Patent Issued to Seiko Epson on Sept. 29 for "Liquid ejecting device with support portion that reduces sagging of a print medium" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,121, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Seiko Epson Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid ejecting device with support portion that reduces sagging of a print medium" was invented by Yasuo Naramatsu (Matsumoto, Japan), Hashiru Chino (Matsumoto, Japan) and Yohei Shibata (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid ejecting device includes a transport unit, an ejecting unit, a receiving groove portion, a guide portion, and a support portion. The transport unit transports a medium in a transport direction while nipping the medium by a first roller and a second roller capable of pressing the medium toward the first roller. The ejecting un...