US Patent Issued to Knight Industries & Associates on Oct. 14 for "Self-aligning extension block assemblies" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,935, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Knight Industries & Associates Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Self-aligning extension block assemblies" was invented by Robert Schlenker (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work carrier assembly includes a frame for supporting a work object, and a clamp assembly fixed to the frame, which includes an extension block assembly including a perch bracket and a locator bracket. The locator bracket is pivotably engaged with the perch bracket, and a block is pivotably engaged with the locator bracket."

The patent was filed on June 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/211,217.

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