ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,992, issued on April 29, was assigned to Lamello AG (Bubendorf, Switzerland).
"Adapter element and connecting device" was invented by Heinz Burk (Steinen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to be able to fix a connecting element for furniture and/or machine parts, for example in lightweight panels, it is proposed that an adapter element be used which comprises a receiving section for receiving the connecting element and a fixing section for fixing the adapter element in particular in the lightweight board."
The patent was filed on May 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/739,514.
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