ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,070, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to UENO SEIKI Co. LTD. (Fukuoka, Japan).

"Processing apparatus for electronic component" was invented by Hiroyuki Kimura (Fukuoka, Japan) and Wataru Hirata (Fukuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processing apparatus for an electronic component includes a component holding portion that holds an electronic component, a support portion that supports the component holding portion such that the component holding portion is located on a circular orbit passing through a predetermined inspection position, a transport drive unit that rotates the support portion about a central axis of the circular ...