ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,173, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).
"Interchangeable cable management system" was invented by Carl R. Russell III (San Ramon, Calif.), Josephine R. Schlosser (Wheaton, Ill.), Emily J. Linder (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Maya A Godbole (Carmel, Ind.), Trevor M. Sheehan (Zionsville, Ind.), Ella I. McCoy (Otisco, Ind.) and Fearghal Keenan (Scotstown, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable management apparatus includes a housing, an axle, a rotary member, and a gear member. The housing includes a front face and a rear face, the front face including a first opening. The axle is positio...