ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,699, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Cable gland" was invented by Craig Hooker (Indian Land, S.C.) and Jason Hoover (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable gland includes a body, a cover, and an insert. The body is configured to be received in an opening of a housing. The body has a tube defining a first cavity extending circumferentially about an axis. The cover is threadedly engaged with the tube and configured to seal the body to the housing. The insert is disposed in the first cavity and defines a second cavity configured to receive a cable. The ...