US Patent Issued to Franke Technology And Trademark on Oct. 14 for "Support frame for use with kitchen sink and over sink work station" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,167, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Franke Technology And Trademark Ltd. (Hergiswil, Switzerland).

"Support frame for use with kitchen sink and over sink work station" was invented by Roberto Micheletti (Verona, Italy) and Ngoc An Huynh (Sirmione, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support frame (1) for use with a kitchen sink (10), the support frame (1) having at least two extendable arms (2.1, 2.2) to hold the frame over a kitchen sink (10), which arms (2.1, 2.2) extend parallel to each other, defining a free space (3) therebetween, and are connected, at respective ends thereof, by connecting handles (4.1, 4.2). The arms (2...