US Patent Issued to PLUMBINGENUITY on June 2 for "Support device" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,159, issued on June 2, was assigned to PLUMBINGENUITY Ltd. (London).

"Support device" was invented by Tyrone Harnett (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support device (10) is illustrated comprising a body (14) defining a recess (22a) in its underside, a connector (24) to which a vacuum device can be connected, the connector (24) and recess (22a) communicating with one another so that the vacuum device can extract air from the recess (22a), the body (14) further defining a passage (22b, 26) through which a drill bit (12) can extend, in use, at least part of the periphery of the passage (22b, 26) serving to support the drill bit (...