ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,250, issued on Sept. 16.

"Clamp for woodworking" was invented by Donald Eugene Burres Jr. (East Palatka, Fla.) and Brendan Jude Bernhard Sr. (Palatka, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a clamp for woodworking, The clamp comprises a body having a first end and an opposing second end, and a slot defined on the first end and comprising a plurality of graduated levels extending toward the second end. Each graduated level of the plurality of graduated levels comprises beveled edges."

The patent was filed on March 4, 2025, under Application No. 19/070,023.

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