ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,099, issued on July 22, was assigned to Open Mind Ventures, S.L.U. (Igualada, Spain).
"Device and method for handling elements" was invented by Josep M. Carrer Vives (Igualada, Spain), Bernat Balsells Vives (Igualada, Spain), Antoni Guimera Pedrola (Igualada, Spain), Santiago Lucas Serra (Igualada, Spain) and Antoni Balsells Mercade (Igualada, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for handling elements comprises a shank provided with a stop; a rod which is longitudinally movable and rotatable with respect to the shank, comprising a flap at one end thereof, so as to define a clamp between the stop and the flap for gripping an ...