ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,594, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).
"Rebar tying tool, reel, and attaching method" was invented by Shun Okamura (Anjo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rebar tying tool may include: a reel comprising a bobbin and a wire wound around the bobbin; a reel attaching part to which the reel is rotatably attached; a feeding unit configured to feed the wire from the bobbin around rebars; a twisting unit configured to twist the wire around the rebars; a type detector configured to detect a type of the reel; and a support supporting the reel attaching part, the feeding unit, the twisting unit, and the type ...