ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,168, issued on Jan. 27.

"Systems and methods for supporting pipe" was invented by Richard Charles Guel (Richland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe support clip for securing at least one pipe of a pipe system to a bracket comprising at least one bracket portion comprises a base portion having at least one retaining structure and a grip portion defining a grip passageway. The at least one retaining structure is adapted to engage the at least one bracket portion to support the grip passageway adjacent to a desired stub location. The grip passageway is sized and dimensioned to receive the pipe. The grip portion is configured t...