ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,237, issued on June 23, was assigned to GSTC LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Vacuum retention system including tubular sub-components" was invented by Gideon P. Searle (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective carrying case for an object is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a top component, a bottom component, and semi-hexagonal ends, wherein the top component and the bottom component are constructed from carbon fiber. The protective carrying case additionally includes a retaining element with vacuum split functionality to retain elements within the case."
The patent was filed on Aug. 21, 2024, ...