ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,020, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to ISHIDA Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Bagmaking and packaging apparatus" was invented by Ryota Nagashima (Ritto, Japan) and Satoshi Hashimoto (Ritto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bagmaking and packaging apparatus forms a sheet-form film into a tubular shape around a tube, which tubular film is transversely sealed after product is introduced therein. The bagmaking and packaging apparatus includes multiple upright support posts that form a frame. The support posts include a first support post group disposed on one side in the left and right direction and a second support post group disposed on...