ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,169, issued on July 29, was assigned to PACCAR Inc (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Retention clamp" was invented by Montgomery Russell Stone (Valley View, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable or conduit retention system includes a first clamp with a first body coupleable to a second body by a hinge and a latch. The first body includes a retention clip extending from an edge around a cable or conduit receiving channel in the first body, with the cable or conduit receiving channel and the retention clip having a combined arc angle greater than 180 degrees to retain a cable or conduit in the cable or conduit receiving channel prior to the s...