ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,735, issued on April 22.
"Concrete pump hose support" was invented by Cy Richard Kackstetter (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose support includes: a body defining at least one concave surface configured to receive a concrete slurry hose, the body including at least one support surface configured to rest on pavement; where the at least one concave surface is displaced from the at least one support surface to support the concrete slurry hose above the pavement; and where: the at least one concave surface is configured to slidably receive the concrete slurry hose; or the at least one support surface is configured to ...