ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,680, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ISHIDA Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Film roll supply device" was invented by Masayuki Yamane (Ritto, Japan), Makoto Ichikawa (Ritto, Japan), Satoshi Hashimoto (Ritto, Japan), Yuchuan Tong (Ritto, Japan) and Masaki Shinkawa (Ritto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A film roll replacement device supplies a film roll to a bag making and packaging machine. The film roll replacement device includes a holding section, a driving unit, and a controller. The holding section is at least temporarily located adjacent to a supporting shaft to support the film roll in the bag making and packaging machine, a...