ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,255, issued on June 17, was assigned to SHELBY SUPPLY Co. (Tolland, Conn.).

"Clamping system and method for using same" was invented by Jeffrey A. DeMaio (Groton, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp includes a base portion and a grip portion. The base portion has a base end. The base portion includes an outer cylindrical member disposed about a clamp center axis. The outer cylindrical member extends from the base end to an outer distal end. The outer distal end of the outer cylindrical member defines an annular first clamping surface disposed about the clamp center axis. The outer cylindrical member defines a base internal c...