ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,083, issued on July 29, was assigned to Gyu Park (Busan, South Korea).

"Chip collecting box for machine tool" was invented by Gyu Park (Busan, South Korea), Yeong Hui Park (Ulsan, South Korea) and Jin A Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a chip collecting box for a machine tool and, more specifically, to a chip collecting box, in which bottom plates that open and close by means of hinges are installed on opposite sides at the bottom of a chip collecting box body having open upper and lower portions. When an opening cord is pulling while the chip collecting box body is in an upward...