ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,168, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to USUN TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Taoyuan, Taiwan).
"Clamping and placing device" was invented by Chiu-Fong Huang (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Yang-Huan Hsu (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application pertains to the field of pipe transport and relates to a clamping and placing device for clamping and releasing a pipe. The clamping and placing device comprises a bearing mechanism and a clamping and placing mechanism. The bearing mechanism includes a bearing seat provided with a bearing area. The clamping and placing mechanism includes a first clamping member, a second clamping ...