ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,971, issued on April 29, was assigned to Cable Management Solutions Inc. (Bayshore, N.Y.).

"Cable management apparatus, systems, and methods" was invented by Roger Jette (East Islip, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable management apparatus includes an attachment clip including a first hook portion configured to be suspended from an elongated structure, a first retaining segment defining a mouth, and a capture arm defining a second hook portion. The second hook portion is configured to engage the elongated structure between first and second segments of the attachment clip to thereby secure the cable management apparatus about t...