ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,110, issued on April 29, was assigned to Findlay Machine & Tool LLC (Findlay, Ohio).

"Bench system and method" was invented by Nickolas Reinhart (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bench system is provided. The bench can include a seat with an opening, a plurality of rear legs and a console door. The plurality of rear legs can include a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg. The third leg can be disposed between the first leg and the second leg and have a hollow interior. The console door can be disposed adjacent to the hollow interior of the third leg and the opening of the seat. The console door can also be movable b...