ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,783, issued on May 20, was assigned to LUMAIII INC. (Wichita, Kan.).

"Device for hanging a spray paint gun air hose" was invented by Kirk Thomas Lucas (Wichita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air hose hanging device for hanging a paint gun air hose to a sheet steel wall of a paint room includes a wall mount unit and a hose clamp collar. The wall mount unit includes a generally upright flange and a generally horizontal flange. The upright flange includes magnets suitable for attaching the wall mount unit to the sheet steel wall of a paint room. The horizontal flange presents a channel and an upright slot that are suitable for ...