ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,922, issued on June 23.

"Support device for furniture shelves" was invented by Carlo Cattaneo (Figino Serenza (CO), Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelf-supporting device configured to create a reversible connection of a shelf with an opposite shoulder of a piece of furniture includes a shelf bracket having a main body with a shaped profile that includes, on its outer surface, one or more projecting elements extending toward the outside of the main body so as to optimize the load distribution in an area of the shelf of maximum thickness."

The patent was filed on Oct. 29, 2021, under Application No. 18/248,730.

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