ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,817, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Pipe supporting structure" was invented by Ryutaro Fujisawa (Tokyo), Hikaru Kurosaki (Tokyo), Kohei Hatano (Tokyo), Toyosei Aota (Kanagawa, Japan) and Yoshimasa Tsumura (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe supporting structure includes: a plate-like member being into contact with an outside surface of a pipe; a tube-like member having a tubular shape and configured to support the plate-like member; and a base configured to support the tube-like member, wherein the plate-like member includes a supported portion supported by the tube-like...