US Patent Issued to Hydroblock on Oct. 6 for "Device for clamping workpieces on machine tools" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,384, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hydroblock S.r.l. (Reggio Emilia, Italy).

"Device for clamping workpieces on machine tools" was invented by Davide Zanni (Reggio Emilia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device (1) for clamping workpieces on machine tools comprises: a basic body (2) provided with a fluid-operated cylinder (3, 4, 5) containing a fluid under pressure; a stem (8, 9, 10) comprising an intermediate portion (8), a first end portion (9) and a second end portion (10); a clamping bracket (19, 20) associated with the first end portion (9) and movable at least between: a home position; and a work position; a first c...