US Patent Issued to Kawasaki Jukogyo on Jan. 13 for "Height adjustment device and production apparatus" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,882, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Kawasaki Jukogyo K.K. (Kobe, Japan).

"Height adjustment device and production apparatus" was invented by Ippei Shimizu (Kobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A height adjustment device includes a lower part, an upper part, and a height adjustment unit including a first spherical plain bearing, a second spherical plain bearing, a third spherical plain bearing, a first lifter, a second lifter, and a third lifter. The height adjustment device is configured to adjust a height of the upper part with respect to the lower part by driving the first lifter, the second lifter, and the third lifter."...