ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,956, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to WESCO Distribution Inc. (Pittsburgh).

"Cable with fabric sleeve and its method of manufacture" was invented by Jerry L. Allen (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fabric wrapped cable is formed by positioning adhesive on opposed layers of fabric. A cable is positioned between those layers and the layers are attached by attaching the adhesive of one layer to the adhesive of the other layer. In forming the wrapped cable in such a manner, the cable is provided with at least one wing."

The patent was filed on Feb. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/581,092.

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