ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,204, issued on May 6, was assigned to Southwire Co. LLC (Carrollton, Ga.).

"Armored cable stripping tool for cutting the armor in two places" was invented by Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez (Powder Springs, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stripping tool for cutting the armor sheathing of a cable. The stripping tool includes a cable receiving handle and a saw handle movably mounted to the cable receiving handle. A saw assembly, including at least one saw blade, is supported by the saw handle and moveable relative to the cable receiving handle. The saw assembly configured to simultaneously cut the armor sheathing of the cable in two...