ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,538, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to O-WELL Corp. (Osaka, Japan).

"Transfer sheet for forming recessed and projecting shape, method of producing transfer sheet for forming recessed and projecting shape, and method of forming recessed and projecting shape" was invented by Ryoko Shinohara (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "[Object] To shorten the work time in the step of forming a water-insoluble resin layer having a recessed and projecting shape on a to-be-transferred body.[Solving Means] A transfer sheet (10) for forming a recessed and projecting shape includes: a water-soluble resin layer (20) that is formed of a wate...