ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,643, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Charter Communications Operating LLC (St. Louis).

"Faceplate assembly for coaxial taps" was invented by John Williams (Aurora, Colo.) and Marek Hajduczenia (Castle Rock, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faceplate assembly for a coaxial tap includes a first plate that is insertable within an internal volume defined by a backplate coaxial tap. The first plate includes an electrical path from an input of the coaxial tap to an output of the coaxial tap. The faceplate assembly further includes a second plate removably coupled to the backplate to enclose the first plate within the internal volu...