ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,610, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MORITA ALUMINUM INDUSTRY INC. (Osaka, Japan).
"Laundry drying implement" was invented by Kimiaki Yamashita (Osaka, Japan) and Tendo Kusunoki (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry drying implement includes a casing; a hollow bearing portion protruding in the casing; a drum that is supported on the hollow bearing portion, and rotatable about the hollow bearing portion; a laundry rope that is wound around the drum, and can be unreeled from and reeled onto the drum as the drum rotates; and a rotary damper that is received in the hollow bearing portion, and applies rotational resistan...