ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,552, issued on May 20, was assigned to Soltec Solutions LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Wire fairlead assembly" was invented by Justin Jacobs (Whitehall, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire fairlead assembly includes a base extending along a longitudinal axis and having a top surface, a channel cut into the top surface and extending along the longitudinal axis, and a locking tab extending upwardly from the base. A cap is releasably connectable to the base. The cap has a receiver configured to engage the locking tab such that, when the cap is located onto top surface in a first position, the cap is not locked to the base, and when the ca...