ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,730, issued on April 29, was assigned to TSUDAKOMA KOGYO K.K. (Ishikawa-Ken, Japan).

"Intermediate receiving mechanism for warp beam in loom" was invented by Daigo Yamagishi (Ishikawa-ken, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intermediate receiving mechanism includes a base member capable of supporting both shaft end portions, a lever member for clamping both shaft end portions, and two beam support sets arranged side by side, corresponding to respective warp beams. Each beam support sets is constituted by two or more supporting rollers on the base member side and a contact part including one or more contact rollers on the lever me...