ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,470, issued on June 3, was assigned to Universal Air Inc..

"Mounting bracket for an air tank system" was invented by Yuzuru Oishi (Apple Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air tank system where the system's components may be mounted to the outer surface of the air tank is disclosed. The air tank may have a plurality of external rods orientated longitudinally along the outer surface of its body and connected to the end caps of the air tank for attaching mounting brackets to the external rods. The mounting brackets are configured for components, such as an air compressor or a manifold valve, to be mounted on them. The moun...