ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,946, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Knight Industries & Associates Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Clamp assemblies and methods" was invented by Robert Schlenker (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp assembly for a work carrier according to an example of this disclosure includes a base for mounting to the work carrier and including a rotatable spur gear. A slider includes a main housing, a rack with a plurality of teeth along an upper surface of the rack for engaging the spur gear for linear movement of the slider relative to the base, and a clamp extension extending from the main housing to engage an edge of the work ...