ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,861, issued on Jan. 27.
"Belt vending machine and belt manufacturing method" was invented by Edward Chan (Whittier, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt vending machine and a belt manufacturing method are provided. The belt vending machine comprises a feeding device, a belt manufacturing device, and an embossing wheel pick-and-place device. The embossing wheel pick-and-place device provides various embossing wheels with different embossing patterns for the user to choose from. The feeding device provides multiple reels for holding various styles or colors of belt rolls. This allows the belt vending machine to manufacture uniq...