ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,410, issued on May 13.

"Waterpipe system" was invented by Lee Osborn (Chatham, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waterpipe system is described and includes a vessel having a round bottom, a first port member extending upwardly at an angle away from an upper portion of the vessel and a second port member spaced apart from the first port member, wherein the second port member extends vertically upwardly away from the upper portion of the vessel, and an optional stand system including a bottom member, a top member, and at least one leg member interconnecting the bottom and top members, wherein the top member includes an area defin...