ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,575, issued on May 5, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Label affixing device including peeling part peeling label off release material, affixing part affixing label to adherend, and discharge part through which release material is discharged" was invented by Shota Iijima (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A label affixing device includes a first conveying part, a peeling part, an affixing part, a discharge part, and a conveying guide. The first conveying part is configured to convey a tape including a label and a release material affixed thereto. The peeling part is configured to peel the label off the re...