ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,157, issued on June 2, was assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Turning tool and turning device" was invented by Hiromitsu Kuriyama (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turning tool includes a power receiving coil, a sensor, and a wireless unit. The power receiving coil receives power transmitted from a power transmitting coil in a non-contact manner. The sensor is electrically connected to the power receiving coil. The wireless unit transmits data detected by the sensor to an outside."

The patent was filed on March 25, 2021, under Application No. 17/926,629.

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