ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,509, issued on Dec. 2.

"Clamp apparatus for drill press" was invented by Eric Moreau (Tiny Township, Canada) and Mary Moreau (Tiny Township, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp apparatus includes a main frame, at least one table attachment bracket, a pair of adjustable clamping members, at least one measurement member, at least one vice attachment bracket, a catch tray and a shield member. The clamp apparatus preferably attaches to any existing drill press table, offers multiple clamping solutions for a work piece and provides a stable tabletop for the work piece."

The patent was filed on May 11, 2022, under Application No....