ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,306, issued on April 21, was assigned to Hexagon Purus Germany Holding GmbH (Kassel, Germany).

"Sliding vessel mount" was invented by Alex Knaub (Kassel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly is configured for use in a module that is configured to hold a plurality of vessels, at least one of the plurality of vessels including a neck. The assembly includes a bracket and a mounting ring. The bracket has an opening and includes a plate and a collar. The plate has a fixed position along the longitudinal axis, and the collar extends from the plate. The mounting ring includes a second aperture configured to surround the neck,...