ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,852, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to HI-LEX Corp. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Boot" was invented by Masachika Sugimura (Hyogo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boot disclosed is formed into a cylindrical shape that is extendable and contractible in an axis direction and can be mounted to a mounting portion of a mounting target object by injecting fluid inside the boot by a fluid injecting unit. The boot comprises an annular mounted portion that is provided on one end side and is to be mounted to the mounting portion, an abutting portion that is provided on an other end side and onto which a tip of the fluid injecting unit can abut, and a...