ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,445, issued on Aug. 11.
"Durometer equipped with a rotating head mounted on a tilting system" was invented by Renato Affri (Arcisate, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hardness tester provided with a rotating measuring head, a first rotating device and a second rotating device, wherein the rotating measuring head is secured to the rotating device and is capable of rotating with respect to it, and wherein the first rotating device and the second rotating device are secured to each other and inclined with respect to each other.The hardness tester is equipped with a slide provided with a stroke on which the rotating measuring head is...