ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,947, issued on Feb. 24.
"Cable railing fitting" was invented by Joel Duane Herman (Thurmont, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and structures for securing a tensioned cable to a support post in a cable railing system. A threaded insert is inserted into the support post and a decorative cover placed over the support post. A cable-lock is partially screwed into the threaded insert and an end of the cable inserted into the cable-lock. The cable-lock is further screwed into the threaded insert to tension the cable. A further embodiment provides that a tensioning cartridge is loaded and placed in a support post, a decorative cove...