ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,005, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to VusionGroup GmbH (Fernitz-Mellach, Austria).

"Holding device, in particular shelf rail, for receiving an object" was invented by Philipp Herrnegger (Fernitz-Mellach, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Holding device, in particular shelf rail, for holding an object provided for this purpose, in particular of a label, wherein the holding device comprises: a first holding element, preferably having a hook-shaped cross section, which is formed in a movable manner, a second holding element, preferably having a hook-shaped cross section, wherein the first holding element and the second holding el...