ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,517, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Suzhou Zewo Import Export Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China).

"Suction cup structure" was invented by Wei-tao Sun (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction cup structure includes a housing including a connector and a bracket. A tube is connected to the connector. The bracket includes an accommodation recess. A magnet is located within the accommodation recess and a gasket is at a center of the magnet. A suction cup assembly includes a screw component and a suction cup. The screw component includes a head portion which is securely connected to a protrusion on a top of the suction cup. The he...