ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,356, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SHIMADZU Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Member linking mechanism" was invented by Kiyonori Koga (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A member coupling mechanism includes a first member including a cylindrical member coupling portion including a stepped portion inclined along a circumferential direction from a tip end side of the member coupling portion toward a base end side thereof, a second member configured to be coupled to the member coupling portion, and a coupling member configured to be engaged with the stepped portion while holding an end portion of the second member on a first member s...