ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,368, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MITSUBOSHI KOGYO Co. LTD. (Jouetsu, Japan).

"Agitating/defoaming apparatus" was invented by Yoshiaki Kaneko (Jouetsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agitating/defoaming apparatus adjusts a rotation speed and, even with respect to a material high in viscosity, prevents or reduces an increase in temperature of the material during agitating/defoaming. The agitating/defoaming apparatus includes a plurality of container holders, each holding a container. A revolution member supports each container holder so as to be rotatable, is provided in such a way as to be rotatable on a first rotational...