ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,773, issued on July 8, was assigned to RICHARDS MFG. Co. SALES LLC (Irvington, N.J.).

"Devices and methods for connecting to a metallic shield of a cable" was invented by Glenn J. Luzzi (Mt. Bethel, Pa.), Jeff Madden (Bernardsville, Pa.) and Christopher A. Juillet (Hoboken, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes various devices and methods for the reconstruction or restoration of a metallic shield of a cable, which provide a holding feature for simplifying the installation of an electrically-conductive member on the metallic shield and improving the reliability of the connection. Both factory-supplied and...