ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,652, issued on May 13, was assigned to Domingo De Guzman Claro Carrascal (Medellin, Colombia).

"Formwork mechanism for casting and moulding concrete, comprising a coffer with a sheet and four plates arranged around the sheet's perimeter" was invented by Domingo De Guzman Claro Carrascal (Medellin, Colombia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention corresponds to a formwork mechanism for casting and molding concrete, comprising a coffer having a sheet and four plates around the sheet perimeter. Each plate has holes arranged on its front face. Also, the formwork mechanism includes a structural element, connected to one of th...