ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,429, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to HS R & A Co. LTD. (Gyeongsangnam-Do, South Korea).

"Piping system comprising pipe block" was invented by Jae Won Sim (Yangsan-si, South Korea), Jae Hyeok Choi (Yangsan-si, South Korea), Young Jun Kim (Yangsan-si, South Korea), Kwon Sik Hwang (Yangsan-si, South Korea), Jun Young Bae (Yangsan-si, South Korea) and Ho Yeon Lee (Yangsan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piping system including a pipe and a pipe block coupled to an end of the pipe. The pipe includes: a flange positioned at the end and protruding in a radially outward direction along an outer circumference of the pipe; ...