ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,185, issued on July 15, was assigned to BRETON S.P.A. (Castello di Godego, Italy).

"Workbench for supporting and moving articles and machine for machining and cutting articles" was invented by Michele Stangherlin (Castello di Godego, Italy), Renzo Codemo (Villa d'Asolo, Italy) and Claudio Saurin (Rubano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Workbench (1) for supporting and moving articles comprising a frame (22), a support surface (24) able to tilt relative to the frame (22) and pass from an initial horizontal position into a final inclined position, at least one rigid element (30) hinged with the frame (22) at a pivoting point (P) a...