ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,319, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Sheet post-processing device and sheet post-processing system capable of pivoting flapping member and pressing member by single drive source" was invented by Terumitsu Noso (Osaka, Japan), Keisuke Egawa (Osaka, Japan), Yasunori Ueno (Osaka, Japan), Seiichi Shirasaki (Osaka, Japan), Takehiko Okada (Osaka, Japan), Yusuke Takano (Osaka, Japan) and Takuya Nishimura (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet post-processing device includes: a loading assist mechanism including a flapping member, a pressing member, a first power transmission ...