US Patent Issued to Max on May 12 for "Tube" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,775, issued on May 12, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Tube" was invented by Hiroaki Takahashi (Tokyo) and Akihiro Kogure (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A long tube formed of an elastic material includes: an upper portion including a printable upper surface; a lower portion facing the upper portion; a first side wall connecting the upper portion and the lower portion; a second side wall connecting the upper portion and the lower portion and facing the first side wall; a first upper joint portion located at a connection portion between the upper portion and the first side wall and configured to bend the first side wall wi...