US Patent Issued to CommScope Technologies on July 22 for "Drop cable clamp with controlled cable cutting feature" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,292, issued on July 22, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, N.C.).

"Drop cable clamp with controlled cable cutting feature" was invented by Daniel J. Parke (Hickory, N.C.), Norin P. Pausan (St Asaph, Great Britain) and John D. Farmer (Sherrills Ford, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable clamp includes a shell having a shell base, a first sidewall and a second sidewall forming a channel extending in a first direction to receive a cable therein. A wedge resides between the first and second sidewalls and includes a wedge base facing the shell base. A shim resides between the wedge base and the shell base, and the...