ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,447, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Preformed Line Products Co. (Mayfield Village, Ohio).
"Spacer arm corona shield" was invented by Mark A. Thiry (Richfield, Ohio) and Jay D. Duffy (Cleveland Heights, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacer to hold an electrical cable is provided. The spacer includes a first clamp segment, a second clamp segment, and a hinge connecting the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment and permitting relative movement between the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment from an open position, wherein the first clamp segment and the second clamp segment do not hold the electrical c...