ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,544, issued on Dec. 9.
"Pipe cleaning device" was invented by Stephen S. Turner (Edelstein, Ill.) and Scott I. Turner (Chillicothe, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe cleaning device includes an elongated rod section having a first end, a second end, and a rod axis, the first end of the elongated rod section being oppositely disposed relative to the second end of the elongated rod section; and a tip section connected to the second end of the elongated rod section, the tip section including a plurality of textile fingers extending radially outward from a central tip portion, at least some of the plurality of textile fingers inc...