ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,117, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).
"Pressing device, sewing machine including pressing device, and method for attaching pressing device" was invented by Hiroki Mori (Nagoya, Japan) and Hiroshi Yamasaki (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressing device includes a first member including an attaching portion attachable to a presser bar and being configured to move in an up-down direction together with the presser bar urged downward; a second member including a contact portion contactable to a pressing portion including at least a portion of the first member or at least a portion of ...