ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,695, issued on April 1, was assigned to MITUTOYO Corp. (Kawasaki, Japan).
"Fixing device" was invented by Hidekazu Sano (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a fixing device improved in fixation of an annular member to a cylindrical member. The fixing device for fixing the annular member to the cylindrical member that includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion includes an annular portion and an adjustment portion. The annular portion covers an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member from outward in a radial direction. A circumferential length of the annular po...