ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,531, issued on April 22, was assigned to NISSEI ASB MACHINE Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).
"Mold, blow molding device, and injection molding device" was invented by Masayuki Usami (Nagano, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold includes a first mold for receiving a neck mold that holds a neck part of a resin preform having a bottom, and for enclosing the preform inside, and a second mold inserted into the neck mold. At least one of a first sliding surface between the neck mold and the first mold and a second sliding surface between the neck mold and the second mold includes a solid lubricant embedded therein."
The patent was filed on...