ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,705, issued on July 8, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Coating device, coating film, and coating method" was invented by Daisuke Hozumi (Kirishima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coating device coats a to-be-coated object including a recessed portion extending in a first direction. The coating device includes a head, an arm, and a controller. The head includes a nozzle surface. The arm holds the head. The controller controls movement of the head via the arm. The controller moves the head in the first direction while causing the nozzle surface and the recessed portion to face each other in a posture in which a le...