ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,503, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Panduit Corp. (Tinley Park, Ill.).

"Universal mount for wire hanger for solar applications" was invented by David J. Sylvester (Manhattan, Ill.), Mary G. Santschi (New Lenox, Ill.) and Rodney G. Rouleau (Manhattan, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly used to hang cable on a solar panel frame is disclosed. The assembly includes a wire hanger and a universal mount. The wire hanger has a first end with a hook, a main member, and a second end with a hook. The universal mount supports the wire hanger. The universal mount includes a first side that engages a mounting hole in the solar panel...