ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,956, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Rebar tying tool" was invented by Takashi Mito (Fukuyama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rebar tying tool includes a reel housing, a guide, and an antenna. The reel housing houses a reel on which a tying wire is wound. The guide is located frontward from the reel housing to guide the wire drawn from the reel into a loop. The antenna is located inside the reel housing or at a member included in the reel housing."
The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2019, under Application No. 17/434,010.
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