ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,167, issued on July 1, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Measuring device with wrinkle suppression" was invented by Toru Shimuta (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Jun Takagi (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring device is provided that suppresses wrinkle generation. The measuring device includes a body and a cover to be attached to the body. The body includes a grip and also includes a sensor portion. A fixation portion is formed at an upper surface of the grip. The sensor portion includes a measuring portion disposed at a distal end thereof and a connection portion that connects between...