ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,211, issued on June 10, was assigned to Groupe Save (Merignac, France).
"Take-up device" was invented by Philippe Kibler (Ternay, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A take-up device intended to be mounted on an opening of a pipeline includes a base having a through-hole, and a seal intended for sealing the connection between the opening of said pipeline and the through-hole of the base. The base also includes at least two anchoring points, and the device includes a clamping collar including an elongate element intended to partially surround the pipeline. The elongate element is mounted on the base by inserting the ends of the elon...