ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,744, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc. (Nagano, Japan).
"Rotating device" was invented by Koichiro Hirabayashi (Kitasaku-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotating device according to an embodiment includes a housing including a first housing and a second housing opposing each other; a motor accommodated in the housing; and a gear transmitting a rotation of the motor to the external device. In the first housing, a tubular protrusion part including a first through hole is formed, and in the second housing, a second through hole for fitting the protrusion part is provided."
The patent was filed on Dec. 10...