ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,668, issued on July 28, was assigned to KESSEBOHMER HOLDING KG (Bad Essen, Germany).

"Telescopic column for a height-adjustable table and height-adjustable table having such a telescopic column" was invented by Michael Koder (Plochingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescopic column for a height-adjustable table comprises a cylindrical outer column, a cylindrical inner column at least partially arranged within the outer column, several balls, and a tube-shaped ball cage retaining the balls at positions relatively determined with respect to one another. The outer column comprises, along its longitudinal direction on its i...