ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,709, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to KIOXIA Corp. (Tokyo).
"Scrap collection device" was invented by Shinji Ooka (Yokkaichi Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scrap collection device according to the embodiment includes a mesh conveyor, a peeler, and one or more collection containers. The mesh conveyor includes a mesh belt configured to receive a fluid mixture of a liquid and scraps from above to trap at least a portion of the scraps and to allow the liquid to pass, and moves the mesh belt. The peeler peels the scraps from a face of the mesh belt in a state where the face of the mesh belt is directed downward. The collect...