ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,322, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Vandor Corp. (Richmond, Ind.).
"Reel with rolled core" was invented by Christopher Nichols (Englewood, Ohio), Adrienne Cowen (Richmond, Ind.), Richard Brown (Richmond, Ind.) and Jeffrey Creigmile (Centerville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit for assembly into at least a first reel includes a core and two flanges. The core has a substantially rectangular main body having opposing first and second axially extending edges and opposing first and second end edges extending between the first and second axially extending edges. The core also includes a first set of interlocking teeth on the ...