ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,807, issued on Sept. 9.
"Structure for applying antimicrobial material to a cable" was invented by Grant James Hamilton (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A puck is made of a porous resilient material and is held in a housing to comprise a cable swipe cassette. The puck holds fluid in the porous material, and there is a bore through the puck. A cable is routed through the bore so that when the cable is pulled through the bore the exterior surface of the cable is wetted with the fluid. The fluid can have an antimicrobial effect so as to disinfect the cable."
The patent was filed on May 6, 2024, under Application No....