ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,057, issued on June 10, was assigned to WILA B.V. (Lochem, Netherlands).

"Clamping system for a press brake having a first biasing means acting on an actuating member and press brake comprising such a clamping system" was invented by Thomas Jan Herbert Jansen (Markelo, Netherlands) and Dennis Hermanus Johannes Rouhof (Harbrinkhoek, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamping system for a press brake includes an elongate beam having a receiving space for receiving a part of a bending tool and a clamping element. The clamping element is movable between a first position, in which it may engage on the bending tool for clamping ...