ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,688, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SOLTEC INNOVATIONS S.L. (Molina de Segura, Spain).

"Fastening system for fastening a casing to a tube" was invented by Jose Angel Gracia Ingles (Murcia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for fastening a casing to a tube which, according to a first aspect of the invention, includes a claw provided with protuberances, and, according to a second aspect of the invention, comprises an incorporation of first rails on side faces of the casing, and second rails on an upper face of the casing to hook onto the protuberances. The claw can pivot with respect to the first protuberances, both to ...