ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,325, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ACCURPRESS AMERICA INC. (Rapid City, S.D.).
"Press brake sheet follower" was invented by Steve Hilton (Rapid City, S.D.) and Don Wishard (Rapid City, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press brake assembly with a sheet follower with an actuation assembly that allows the sheet follower to follow a downwards bending workpiece. The sheet follow is adjacent to the press brake and is capable of following the workpiece throughout different bends without changing the position of the workpiece. The sheet follower includes a table and rotatable arms attached to the table. The actuation assembly of ...