US Patent Issued on Dec. 30 for "Reel assemblies and methods of making and using reel assemblies" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,321, issued on Dec. 30.

"Reel assemblies and methods of making and using reel assemblies" was invented by Walter Alexander Stafford IV (Murrels Inlet, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved reel or spool package comprises opposing flange assemblies. Each flange assembly comprises inner and outer parallel members having a connective material in between them. A core interconnects the flange assemblies. One or more rods extends through each end of the center core such that portions of the rods are in contact with the connective material. The connective material connects the inner and outer parallel members of each flange assemb...