ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,970, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Car Bench S.P.A. (Massa, Italy).

"Upgraded abutment bench" was invented by Lorenzo Federico Michael Manfredi (Massa, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The upgraded abutment bench (1) comprises: one horizontal flatbed (2) intended to support one crashed motor vehicle comprising a plurality of modular base platforms (3); repair means (5, 6, 7) for repairing a damaged chassis of the crashed motor vehicle; lifting/lowering means (10) associated with the horizontal flatbed (2) and positioned resting on the ground; one measuring system (13) adapted to measure the wheel alignment of the crashed mot...