ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,743, issued on July 8, was assigned to NIHON KOHDEN Corp. (Tokyo).
"Tension measuring device" was invented by Hodaka Makino (Tokorozawa, Japan) and Tetsuya Ogawa (Tokorozawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tension measuring device include a first container in which a cell structure is disposed and which is charged with a culture medium so that the cell structure is immersed therein; a second container in which a medical agent to be given to the inside of the first container is injected; a first tube which links the first container and the second container liquidtightly; and a pump which is disposed over the first tube and caus...