ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,924, issued on Feb. 24.
"Method and system for gondola alignment" was invented by Ronald Kevin Novak (LaGrange, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leveling assembly including a levelling bit with a first portion that engages a screw head of a levelling screw in a base of a gondola assembly and a second portion that countersinks around a portion of the leveling screw. The levelling assembly further includes an alignment measuring system configured to measure alignment of slots in the gondola assembly. The alignment measuring system includes a first bar attached to a retractable cord and a second bar movable along the cord. The firs...