ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,266, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Southwire Co. LLC (Carrollton, Ga.).

"Non-circular electrical cable having a reduced pulling force" was invented by Scotty Ledbetter (Bowdon, Ga.) and Randy Deon Kummer (Villa Rica, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, a non-circular electrical cable having a reduced pulling force attributable to the exterior surface of an outer sheath, and method of producing the same is provided. In various embodiments, an outer sheath of the cable may comprise a first and second sheath layer, the second sheath layer being located external to the first sheath layer, and comprising a ny...