ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,146, issued on May 6, was assigned to STUART STEEL PROTECTION LLC (Houston).

"Interface for attaching a member to a threaded hole" was invented by Christopher L. Moore (Grand Junction, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector configured to interface with a wall and to secure a wire passing through the wall. The connector having first and second portions with integral channels adapted to grasp the wire and insulation provided about the wire. The connector is secured to the wall with at least one nut that operatively interconnects to threads on the connector."

The patent was filed on March 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/12...