ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,511, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Binding machine" was invented by Akira Kawazoe (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A binding machine comprises a cutting portion which cuts the wire, a fixed blade in which a first wire passage through which the wire passes is formed; and a movable blade in which a second wire passage through which the wire passes is formed. The movable blade includes a blade portion provided on one side of the second wire passage and a passage forming member provided on the other side of the second wire passage, the second wire passage includes a guiding portion for guiding the wire afte...