ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,058, issued on April 29, was assigned to BLOOMFIELD MANUFACTURING Co. INC. (Bloomfield, Ind.).

"Adjustable support stand assembly and connection system" was invented by Robbie D. Hostetter (Bloomfield, Ind.) and E. Austin Harrah (Bloomfield, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jack stand includes a stand body defining a stand axis extending between a first axial stand body end and a second axial stand body end. The stand body further includes an outer stand component having an assembly through-bore and a plurality of radially extending openings, and an inner stand component within the assembly-through bore, and including therein a p...