ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,896, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Staple removing device" was invented by Yoshio Chigira (Tokyo) and Katsuya Hakozaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple removing device configured to remove a staple from a sheet bundle bound by the staple, the staple removing device includes a support part comprising a placement surface capable of placing the sheet bundle thereon, an insertion part configured to be insertable between the sheet bundle and the staple in a state in which the sheet bundle is supported on the support part, and configured to remove the staple from the sheet bundle by the insertion, ...