ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,132, issued on May 20, was assigned to NISSEI ASB MACHINE Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).

"Blow molding device and blow molding method for resin container" was invented by Hiroshi Horigome (Nagano, Japan) and Toshio Nakajima (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blow molding apparatus includes: a temperature adjusting unit configured to supply a preform with cooling air to perform a temperature adjustment of the preform, the preform having been injection-molded, having a bottomed shape and made of a resin; a blow molding unit configured to blow-mold the preform that has been subjected to a temperature adjustment with blow air, an...