ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,901, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to EPOCH COMPANY LTD. (Tokyo).

"Transformable toy for figure play" was invented by Kei Kamiyama (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transformable toy for figure play includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a main body member and an opening and closing member connected to the main body member through a hinge portion. The second member includes a plurality of regulation members configured to be disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the first member. The second member is provided to be attachable to and detachable from the first member in a rotating shaft directi...