US Patent Issued to NEC Platforms on May 27 for "Fixing device, fixing method, and communication device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,212, issued on May 27, was assigned to NEC Platforms Ltd. (Kawasaki, Japan).

"Fixing device, fixing method, and communication device" was invented by Satoko Ono (Kanagawa, Japan), Yasuhiro Kubota (Kanagawa, Japan) and Takeshi Ohashi (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device capable of reducing a burden on an operator when adjusting an inclination of communication equipment is achieved. A fixing device includes: a first jig configured to fix communication equipment; a second jig configured to rotatably support the first jig about a rotation shaft; a ratchet mechanism configured to be capable of switching restraint or permi...