ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,718, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to IDEMITSU UNITECH Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Zipper tape-equipped bag body, article housing method for zipper tape-equipped bag body, manufacturing method for zipper tape-equipped bag body, and manufacturing device for zipper tape-equipped bag body" was invented by Shuichi Goto (Chiba, Japan) and Takumi Todaka (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A female belt-shaped base is attached to a bag body at a region from a female hook to a first end near an open end of the bag body and to a second end near a housing space. A male belt-shaped base is attached to the bag body only in a bonding region wit...