ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,968, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to WILA B.V. (Lochem, Netherlands).

"Clamping system for a press brake comprising two internally interconnected cavities, press brake comprising such a clamping system, and method of manufacturing an elongate beam for 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. The elongate beam has at least two cavities formed therein, where each of th...