ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,397, issued on April 22, was assigned to OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC (Richardson, Texas).

"Grommets for holding cables" was invented by Ronald A. Vaccaro (Taylorsville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a grommet formed of a polymeric material and adapted for securing a cable within a cable hanger. The grommet includes a main body having a generally cylindrical profile, the main body further having a length, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of spokes extending radially inward from the main body at an oblique angle relative to the main body, and an annular inner wall coupled to the ...