ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,197, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Brainy Inc. (Chiba, Japan).
"Apparatus and method for applying hydroxyapatite to nonwoven fabric" was invented by Nobukiyo Tanaka (Okinawa, Japan) and Masashi Tanaka (Chiba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an embodiment, an apparatus for applying hydroxyapatite to a nonwoven fabric includes a tank, a shower head, an ultrasonic wave generator, and a drying section. The tank stores suspension containing hydroxyapatite. The shower head jets the suspension against the nonwoven fabric in the suspension in the tank. The ultrasonic wave generator emits ultrasonic waves against the no...