ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,739, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories inc. (Pullman, Wash.).
"Table assembly for press brake system" was invented by Josh Stuart (Peck, Idaho), Chris Emmel (Pullman, Wash.), Steve Barner (Pullman, Wash.), Kyle Garrett (Lewiston, Idaho), Aaron Snyder (Lewiston, Idaho) and Jason Schacher (Lewiston, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A table assembly is used to support a workpiece to facilitate bending of the workpiece. The table assembly is attached to a press brake system and include a base and a clamp. The clamp is movable relative to the base to enable placement of the workpiece onto the base,...