ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,442, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Matisa Materiel ndustriel S.A. (Crissier, Switzerland).

"Railway works machine comprising a machine chassis and a works shuttle, and associated railway works convoy" was invented by Gabriele Casas (Crissier, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A railway works machine comprises a machine chassis and a works shuttle, the machine chassis having two opposite longitudinal end portions and a middle portion connecting the opposite longitudinal end portions, a volume being created underneath the middle portion of the machine chassis to house at least part of the works shuttle. The shuttle chassis ...