ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,524, issued on July 22, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Cable bundling system" was invented by Anthony Austin Cooper (Memphis, Tenn.), Ronald David White (Germantown, Tenn.), Henry Joseph Stefanov (Germantown, Tenn.) and James Baker (Southaven, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable bundling system is disclosed. The cable bundling system includes a base having an opening extending through the base; a barb supported by the base and extending at least partially across the opening; and a strap adapted to be advanced through the opening in a first direction. When the strap is displaced in a second direction op...