ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,621, issued on May 26, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Tying machine and method for tying" was invented by Masatoshi Asai (Tokyo) and Satoshi Osuga (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This tying machine ties a first object and a second object together by using a staple comprising a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a body portion connecting the first leg portion and the second leg portion, the staple having an opening formed between the first leg portion and the second leg portion. The tying machine comprises: a first displacement unit that displaces the first leg portion to be engageable with the first object; and...