ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,830, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Staple" was invented by Satoshi Osuga (Tokyo) and Masatoshi Asai (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple including a body part that is formed from a flexible wire rod and that opens in a first direction, a first leg part that extends continuously from a first end section on one opening side of the body part, and a second leg part that extends continuously from a second end section on the other opening side of the body part, the first leg part having a first section that curves and extends outward, and a second section that curves from the first part and extends in ...