ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. RE50,499, issued on July 22, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Sewing machine" was invented by Yoko Yamanashi (Konan, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sewing machine sews a sewing pattern on a work cloth. The sewing machine includes a storage portion configured to store pattern data used for sewing the sewing pattern on the work cloth, and a projector configured to project an image. The sewing machine generates, on the basis of the pattern data, a projection image that includes a pattern object and a peripheral object. The pattern object represents the sewing pattern. The peripheral object is disposed adjacent to an...