US Patent Issued to MITSUI CHEMICALS ICT MATERIA on May 12 for "Affixing device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,445, issued on May 12, was assigned to MITSUI CHEMICALS ICT MATERIA INC. (Tokyo).

"Affixing device" was invented by Masao Nogami (Nagoya, Japan) and Akimitsu Morimoto (Kawasaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an affixing apparatus capable of flattening a surface of a film affixed to a main surface of a plate-shaped body. An affixing apparatus for affixing the film to the plate-shaped body includes: a plate-shaped mounting member provided with a mounting portion on which the plate-shaped body is mounted; a plate-shaped pressing member installed at a position facing the mounting member; and a support member installed ...