ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,202, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Pipe fitting stand" was invented by Benjamin J. Boldt (Milwaukee) and Manas Mahaddalkar (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe fitting stand includes a central support post, a fixed support structure disposed on the central support post, a sliding support structure disposed on the central support post, a telescoping post extending at least partially into the central support post, a cradle engaged with the telescoping post that is configured to support a portion of a pipe, at least three legs extending from the fixed support structure,...