ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,344, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL Corp. (Tokyo).
"Weld structure, stainless steel welded structure, stainless steel welded container and stainless steel" was invented by Tooru Matsuhashi (Tokyo) and Naohito Kumano (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weld structure includes a first stainless steel member and a second stainless steel member. A crevice made by welding is defined by welding an end of the first stainless steel member and a portion other than an end of the second stainless steel member. A portion close to the end of the first stainless steel member is formed as a weld metal portion ...