ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,089, issued on May 20, was assigned to FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo).

"Sealing method" was invented by Takeshi Umehara (Minamiashigara, Japan), Tetsuro Mitsui (Minamiashigara, Japan), Miyoko Hara (Minamiashigara, Japan), Kana Sasahara (Minamiashigara, Japan), Akio Tamura (Minamiashigara, Japan) and Reiko Inushima (Minamiashigara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide a sealing method using a cover film where a problem of odor is not likely to occur and quick drying properties and sealability are high.The sealing method according to the present invention is a sealing method that is performed us...