ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,812, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TATSUNO Corp. (Tokyo).

"Gas filling device" was invented by Katsumi Nagai (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a gas filling device that can effectively prevent the infiltration of rainwater with a simple structure. A gas filling device 1 of the present invention including: a filling mechanism for transporting gas from a gas supply source through a gas pipe; a main body housing 2 having the filling mechanism therein; a filling hose 3 connected to an outlet of the gas pipe of the filling mechanism; and a support arm mechanism 6 for supporting, via a wire 5, a filling nozzle 4 provide...