ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,972, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

"Adjustable spacer for holding supply lines" was invented by Lauritz Petersen (Hamburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extendable holding device including a supply line holding unit, a fastener and an adaptable spacer. The supply line holding unit includes an at least partly enclosed holding opening for holding a supply line. The fastener is configured to mount the supply line holding unit to a support structure. The adaptable spacer is configured to be arranged between the supply line holding unit and the support structure to which the hold...