ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,861, issued on June 17, was assigned to Panduit Corp. (Tinley Park, Ill.).
"Cable bundle hanger with pivot joint" was invented by Rodney G. Rouleau (Manhattan, Ill.) and Bartolo A. Nambo (Palos Heights, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable bundle hanger secures cables routed to solar panels. The cable bundle hanger includes an attachment section and a lower section. The attachment section engages a solar panel frame to secure the cable bundle hanger. The attachment section includes an attachment member and a pivot joint ring. The lower section is pivotally secured to the attachment section. The lower section has a swaged top m...