ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,208, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Fujikura Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Cleaning tool and cleaning method" was invented by Shunsuke Fujita (Chiba, Japan) and Yuya Sakaguchi (Chiba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning tool includes: a first tape including an adhesive surface; a head around which the first tape is wrapped and that presses the adhesive surface against an object; a feeder that transports the first tape and a second tape in contact with the adhesive surface; and a separator that separates the first tape from the second tape during transportation of the first tape to the head."
The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2021...