ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,543, issued on Dec. 9.
"Offset piping device" was invented by Carlos Castaneda (Indio, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An offset piping device for relocating a sewer stub-out for a urinal without damaging a finished wall includes a pipe having a first portion, a second portion, and a middle portion extending therebetween. The middle portion is angled relative to the first and second portions whereby the first portion is offset from the second portion. A flange is rotatably coupled to the second portion. The flange can be used to couple a urinal to a wall when the first portion is being coupled with a drainpipe for the urinal. Be...