ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,691, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to DATAMARS SA (Lamone, Switzerland).

"Electric fence reel" was invented by Amy Diann Gardner (Auckland, New Zealand), Ashif Iqbal Memon (Auckland, New Zealand), John Edward Gibson (Auckland, New Zealand), Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton (Auckland, New Zealand) and Nicholas Paul David Jones (Inglewood, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a reel for a conductor of an electric fence. The reel includes a bobbin, a frame for supporting the bobbin, and a connector. The connector can be two jaws and can have passages to connect the reel to a support such as a conductor of an existing fence o...