ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,572, issued on Feb. 3.
"Method for positioning a workpiece and apparatus therefor" was invented by Torsten Herting (Grindelwald, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for precisely positioning a dental prosthesis workpiece in a machine tool includes creating an impression on a part positionable with respect to the tool in a known position in the tool, allowing arrangement of the workpiece precisely on the impression. The device includes a blank and a counter on which an impression is formed. The blank and the counter have key structures so they can be separated from each other and reproducibly reconnected in the same arr...