ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,130, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD. (Woodbridge, Great Britain).

"Spool enclosure for a terminal" was invented by Kim Leeson (Ipswich, Great Britain), Shaun Trezise (Aldeburgh, Great Britain) and Harvey Etheridge (Norfolk, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable spool module for a terminal module includes a skirt, a cable spool and a retention member. The cable spool may include a lower flange, an upper flange and a barrel disposed between the lower and upper flanges. The retention member may be configured to couple a terminal module to the cable spool. The skirt may be configured to be remov...