ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,173, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to EEW SPECIAL PIPE CONSTRUCTIONS GMBH (Rostock, Germany).

"Pipe securing system for heavy-duty vehicles and method for supporting a pipe on a heavy-duty vehicle" was invented by Robert Staschko (Rostock, Germany) and Ulrich Sitz (Rostock, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe securing system for modular heavy-duty vehicles includes at least one support beam and at least one bearing device that is arranged on the support beam in the bearing state and next to the support beam in the resting state. A method for supporting a pipe on a modular heavy-duty is also provided. The pipe securing sys...