ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,207, issued on July 15, was assigned to Skate One Corp. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Apparatus and method for pressing a workpiece" was invented by George A. Powell (Goleta, Calif.) and Michael T. Mete (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for pressing a multi-layered skateboard deck having a variation in thickness is provided. The apparatus includes a mold assembly, a first liner, and a second liner. The mold assembly includes a first mold having a first surface and a second mold having a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are configured to collectively define a mold cavity configured to rece...