ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,796, issued on July 21, was assigned to TERAOKA SEISAKUSHO Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Adhesive tape" was invented by Shinji Ogawa (Tokyo) and Sou Himori (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to reduce adhesive residue of an adhesive tape, an adhesive tape is provided, including a base material 10 having a base fabric 1 composed of warps and wefts, a first laminate layer 2 formed on a first surface 1A of the base fabric, and a second laminate layer 3 formed on a second surface 1B of the base fabric; and an adhesive layer 6 formed as an outermost layer on the side of the base material 10 on which the first laminate layer 2 is formed, ...