ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,572, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Stapler" was invented by Takushi Shindo (Tokyo) and Futoshi Kameda (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stapler includes: a forming plate configured to shape a staple; a face plate provided at a position to be face the staple; and a feeding portion configured to feed a staple sheet. The forming plate includes a first shaping portion that is configured to shape one leg portion of the staple and a second shaping portion that is configured to shape another leg portion thereof. The second shaping portion is configured to retract from a position facing the face plate after th...