ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,860, issued on June 17, was assigned to Panduit Corp. (Tinley Park, Ill.).

"Cable clamp with adjustment latches" was invented by David J. Sylvester (Manhattan, Ill.) and Rodney G. Rouleau (Manhattan, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two identical cradle halves joined together to form a cable clamp that secures at least one cable to a surface. Each cradle half has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and sides. Each cradle half has at least one cradle portion with a compression insert and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an adjustment latch with a post having a T-shaped head and a tapered adjustment slot. The cable cl...