ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,147, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to HUECK Rheinische GmbH (Viersen, Germany).
"Pressing tool, workpiece, method for producing a pressing tool, and method for producing a workpiece" was invented by Berthold Tholen (Viersen, Germany), Jorg Albrecht (Viersen, Germany) and Thorsten Hagedorn (Viersen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a pressing tool which has a structured pressing surface which is provided for producing, by pressing, a workpiece having a structured surface. At least one region of the pressing surface has a peg-shaped and/or rod-shaped structure with pegs and/or rods protruding from the ...