ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,705, issued on April 22, was assigned to SEALINK CORP. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Rotating-shaft seal and vacuum type component transfer apparatus using the same" was invented by Hee Jang Rhee (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a component transfer device. The component transfer device includes: a hollow housing provided with, along an outer diameter thereof, one or more fluid ports forming vacuum or pressure; a shaft provided rotatably with respect to the housing inside the housing, and provided with, on an outer diameter thereof, a plurality of communication holes for selectively communicating with the one...