ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,098, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Max Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Device" was invented by Toshio Shimizu (Tokyo) and Kiichi Haramiishi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a first member having a first surface, and a second member having a second surface that is partially or wholly in contact with the first surface. The first member and the second member are configured to operate relatively. The first member has a flow path of a lubricant that has an opening provided in the first surface."
The patent was filed on July 26, 2022, under Application No. 17/873,896.
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