ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,164, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to James C. White Co. Inc. (Greenville, S.C.).

"Non-welded vertical cable tray redirector" was invented by Thomas C. White (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vertical redirector components speed assembly and connection of cable trays. More efficiently manufactured, universal components needed throughout vertical redirectors of a specific size and type cable tray run reduce the overall total items and cost of inventory. The improvement is in part the elimination of welding cable redirector components in favor of connecting the components together with bolts and nuts in the field. Th...