US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on March 4 for "Material testing machines with movable lower crossbeams" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,872, issued on March 4, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Material testing machines with movable lower crossbeams" was invented by Daniel Patrick Giovanoni (Norton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are examples of improved material (and/or universal) testing machines having a lower crossbeam that may be moved via a drive system of the material testing machine. In some examples, this may be accomplished via drive shafts with different threading in upper and lower portions, and/or independent drive systems for upper and lower crossbeams. The ability to dynamically adjust (e.g., raise) the ...