ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,827, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND INC. (East Syracuse, N.Y.).

"Nut seal assembly for coaxial cable system components that provides a mechanically secure waterproof seal" was invented by Eric Purdy (Constantia, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable connecting and sealing component for use in a connector including: a seal portion having a seal engagement portion; and a connector portion having a seal receiving connector portion configured to receive the seal engagement portion and a seal compression connector portion that is configured to sealingly compress the seal engagement portion when the connector portio...