ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,580, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to FUJI Corp. (Chiryu, Japan).
"Tape releasing device and tape loading device" was invented by Mizuho Nozawa (Kota-cho, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape releasing device includes a reel support section and a release section. The reel support section is configured to support a reel in which an outer peripheral portion of a spiral tape, where a carrier tape, in which a cover tape that closes an accommodation section that accommodates an electronic component is attached to a base tape provided with the accommodation section, is spirally wound, and a tip end portion of the cover tape are fixe...