ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,306, issued on May 26, was assigned to KYOWA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).

"Right angle transfer device" was invented by Suguru Takaishi (Hyogo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A right angle transfer device of the present invention includes: a first conveyance part that forms a first conveyance surface and conveys, in the one direction, the conveyance object placed on the first conveyance surface; a second conveyance part that forms a second conveyance surface different from the first conveyance surface and conveys, in the other direction, the conveyance object placed on the second conveyance surface; and a movement mech...