ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,035, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TT Technologies Inc. (Aurora, Ill.).

"Pipe splitting apparatus with cable engagement system" was invented by Michael Tjader (New Richmond, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pipe splitting apparatuses and systems including a replaceable blade, and methods therefor. In various examples, a cable retention and release mechanism is configured to releasably engage a cable and includes one or more segments of a pipe splitting apparatus including a cable passage. A segmented collet includes tapered segments and is disposed within a tapered portion of a cable passage of the one or more segments. Chann...