US Patent Issued to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES on Oct. 7 for "Method of cutting shielding conductor of a high voltage cable and apparatus to be used therefore" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,347, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Method of cutting shielding conductor of a high voltage cable and apparatus to be used therefore" was invented by John Kightlinger (Canfield, Ohio) and Shawn Alan Chernushin (Columbiana, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for cutting a previously flared shield conductor of a shielded electrical cable includes a two-piece clamping die having an aperture in which the shielded electrical cable is secured and a cutting surface. The clamping die is opened and closed around the shielded electrical cable. The apparatus further includes a ...