ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,654, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Cable gland" was invented by Himanshu Gangadhar Khokle (Pune, India) and Rahul Dattatray Sawant (Pune, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable gland for use in a hazardous environment that includes a hub body having an opening extending therethrough. A gland nut is configured to engage an end of the hub body to define an inner cavity. The gland nut has a first inner annular step and a second inner annular step. A seal, sleeve and spring are disposed in the inner cavity. The sleeve includes a frustoconical surface. The spring is disposed in the inner ...