ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,770, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS Co. (Mayfield Village, Ohio).

"Vibration damper" was invented by Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk (Madison, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration damper for damping a vibration of a cable includes an attachment portion configured to be attached to the cable. The vibration damper includes a first flexible leg portion attached to the attachment portion and a second flexible leg portion attached to the attachment portion. The vibration damper also includes a weighted portion attached to the first flexible leg portion and the second flexible leg portion. The weighted po...