ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,373,042, issued on July 29, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).
"Pointing device operating sleeve" was invented by Yuki Motokawa (Kobe, Japan), Atsushi Hirano (Kobe, Japan) and Satoru Yonezawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pointing device operating sleeve includes a palm cover, an arm cover, and a band. The palm cover covers a heel of a palm of a player. The arm cover is continuous with the palm cover. The arm cover covers a forearm of the player. A band is sewed on the palm cover. The band suppresses displacement of the palm cover from the palm."
The patent was filed on Jan. 5, 2023, under Applicati...