ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,549, issued on May 26, was assigned to Melitron Corp. (Guelph, Canada).

"System and method for delivery element support" was invented by Kristoffer Hess (Guelph, Canada) and Michael S. Turner (Guelph, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including a structure assembly and a delivery element extending between a free end thereof positionable distal from the structure assembly and a secured end thereof attached to the structure assembly. The delivery element is movable between an extended condition and a retracted condition. The system also includes a line element and a number of bracket assemblies connecting the line element a...