ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,693, issued on May 20.
"Pressure fixing device of panel-works, in particular covering panels in the nautical field" was invented by Enrico Ciacchini (Vicopisano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device for fixing of two bodies to each other, for example a panel to a wall or two panels to each other, includes a male element having a support base and an engaging element, the support base having a rear surface for leaning onto one of the two bodies to be connected and a front surface from which the engaging element protrudes; and a female element having a support base with a rear surface for leaning and fixing onto the othe...