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US 12,697,826 B2

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US 12,697,826 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Inventors
Toshimitsu OHARA
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-10-11
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,826 B2 · US12697826 · 12697826

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a cover portion configured to be switchable between a closed state, and an open state, and a pressing portion provided at the cover portion, and configured to press an original document placed at the original document platen when the cover portion is in the closed state, the pressing portion includes an elastic portion bonded to a bottom portion of the cover portion, a sheet material attached to the elastic portion, and coming into contact with the original document placed at the original document platen when the cover portion is in the closed state, a bonding p…

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