ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,108, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to OTSUKA ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Zeta-potential measurement jig set" was invented by Hiroya Nagasawa (Hirakata, Japan), Katsushi Sasa (Hirakata, Japan), Tamotsu Hamao (Hirakata, Japan) and Norihiko Murakami (Hirakata, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a zeta-potential measurement jig set capable of changing a sample or performing a plating process with a simple operation. The zeta-potential measurement jig set includes a frame and a measurement jig. The frame includes a first and second holding wall, a bottom wall that connects lower ends of the first and second hold...