US Patent Issued to Encore Wire on May 13 for "System, composition and method of application of same for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force during installation of wire or cable" (Texas, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,404, issued on May 13, was assigned to Encore Wire Corp. (McKinney, Texas).

"System, composition and method of application of same for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force during installation of wire or cable" was invented by William T. Bigbee Jr. (Hawkins, Texas), Sheri H. Dahlke (West Lakeland, Minn.), Ronald A. Raedeke (Marine on St. Croix, Minn.), Jason Drew Gillen (Anna, Texas) and Melvin Glenn Debord (Van Alstyne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous em...