ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,969, issued on April 29, was assigned to ERICO International Corp. (Solon, Ohio).

"Data cable support" was invented by Eric J. Wilson (Solon, Ohio), Daniel A. Kozlowski (Sagamore Hills, Ohio), Jeff A. Wilson (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), Raymond M. Olle (Valley View, Ohio) and Paul Bryson Allen (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable support includes a support body with a saddle configured to support one or more cables, and a stem and a leg that extend from opposite ends of the saddle. A securing member is coupled to the leg. The securing member is movable between a first configuration configured to secure one or more cable...