ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,316, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS INC. (Tokyo).
"Sheet conveying apparatus" was invented by Masateru Mikami (Himeji, Japan) and Takahiro Matsushita (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a first conveying portion in which a band-shaped sheet including a first surface and a second surface is conveyed with the first surface facing downward; a turning portion located downstream of the first conveying portion and flips the sheet with the first surface facing inward; and a second conveying portion located downstream of the turning portion. The turning porti...