ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,639,538, issued on May 26, was assigned to DENSO WAVE Inc. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Optical information reader" was invented by Eishun Nakamura (Chita-gun, Japan), Nobuyuki Fujiwara (Chita-gun, Japan), Makoto Ito (Chita-gun, Japan) and Natsuki Mizuno (Chita-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A configuration that enables easy implementation of wiping disinfection for a gripping handle for which an operating means is provided. The gripping handle, which is grasped by an operator, is formed as part of the lower case including part of the housing. The gripping handle is provided with an operating surface portion that the operator touches...