ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,512, issued on May 12.
"Adjustable pile guide" was invented by Sean Barnes (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pile guide has a cylinder having a central aperture therein, and constructed and arranged to receive a pile through the central aperture of the cylinder. Opposing wings extend generally vertically, such as from a side of a floating object. Flanges of a retainer extend from opposite sides of the retainer and slide within slots in the wings to provide adjustability of the pile guide by allowing movement of the cylinder relative to the dock or other floating object. Upon positioning the cylinder with the pile in...