ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,513, issued on July 22.

"Gas cylinder pallet" was invented by Scott Bivins (Ponca City, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The Gas Cylinder Pallet comprise a top rail, two middle rails, a bottom support, two vertical supports, a top surface plate, two bottom surface plates, a side support, a plurality of edge supports. The vertical support assembly is comprised of a top rail, two vertical supports, two middle rails, and a bottom support. The top surface plate is integrally affixed to two side supports and a plurality of end supports. Two end supports form one-half of an interior structure that supports the top surface plate in the ...