ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,746, issued on June 23, was assigned to OKUMA Corp. (Niwa-Gun, Japan).
"Tool magazine apparatus" was invented by Makoto Yoshida (Niwa-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a tool magazine apparatus that has excellent workability and is capable of being downsized. A tool replacement device includes a fixed frame installed in an opening portion provided at a predetermined position of a tool magazine, a swivel frame disposed inside the fixed frame so as to be rotatable about a swivel axis extending in a vertical direction, and a tool replacement rack fixed to the swivel frame. The swivel frame is rotated to a deliverable...