ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,630, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Westlake Royal Building Products (USA) Inc. (Columbus, Ohio).

"Measurement tool for a brake and related brake assembly and assembly method" was invented by Adam C. Clark (Grand Blanc, Mich.), Nathan D. Greenway (Attica, Mich.) and Christopher G. Miller (Dryden, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measurement tool comprising a base portion that is adapted to be positioned over an upper clamping portion of a brake, wherein an elongated portion of the measurement tool extends from the base portion to facilitate measurement of material to be bent or cut by the brake. In one exemplary installatio...