ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,569, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. (LaGrange, Ill.).

"Mounting system for equipment" was invented by Frederico Mateus Klopffleisch (Cuntiba-PR, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting system, adapted to removably couple the equipment with a mounting structure, includes a mounting bracket coupled to the mounting structure, a first flexible member disposed axially adjacent to the mounting bracket, and a pin disposed axially adjacent to the first flexible member. The first flexible member is disposed between the mounting bracket and the pin. The pin includes a base and a body extending from th...