ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,691, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KOBE STEEL LTD. (Kobe, Japan).
"Kink prevention jig and pail pack" was invented by Ryota Shimozawa (Kanagawa, Japan) and Koji Sato (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kink prevention jig used in a pail pack to prevent kinks when wire is pulled out is provided with a housing that has a base plate part and a tubular outer tube part, and that accommodates a laminated wire and a wire extraction hole thereabove. This kink prevention jig is provided with an outwardly extended section above the laminated wire and that extends in the radial direction of the outer tube part, and a wire abu...