ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,259, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Regulation device and printer" was invented by Tsuyoshi Sanada (Susono Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A regulation device regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet which is a recording medium of a printer. The regulation device includes: a first rack gear connected to one guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to one side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a second rack gear connected to the other guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement...