ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,737, issued on March 24, was assigned to KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD (Bikat Beit Hakerem, Israel).

"Measurement device with integral angle finder" was invented by Yossi Palatshe (Tiberias, Israel), Alex Hait (Beit Shean, Israel) and Meny Cohen (Haifa, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Measurement devices for measuring and marking purposes and including an integral angle finder for enabling two modes of use: placing either major body surface on a flat surface or setting a base on an inclined surface for indicating its inclination. Spirit levels for setting a spaced apart pair of adjacent upright studs of more than one standard stud widt...