ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,243, issued on Sept. 16.
"Processing machine and slide mechanism" was invented by Tatsuhiro Nakanishi (Nara, Japan), Futoshi Yamazaki (Nara, Japan) and Tatsuhiko Kuriya (Nara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processing machine comprises: a cover that is provided with an opening and defines a processing area; a first door that is slidable between a first position in which the opening is opened and a second position in which the opening is closed; a second door that is disposed to overlap with the first door inside the processing area and slidable between the first position and a third position that is opposite to the first pos...