ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,993, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ToolQuest LLC (Galena, Ohio).
"Fixturing system for woodworking" was invented by Dennis R. Pugh (Galena, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for use with a wood-based structural element having an outer surface and inner surfaces defining a T-slot, wherein the T-slot has a central section that is open at the outer surface, and has a pair of undercut sections projecting from opposite sides of the central section, and the inner surfaces of the structural element include a pair of inner surfaces facing inward, the device comprising: a T-nut having an outer portion receivable in the central...