ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,616, issued on May 12.
"Color-coded cable and ethernet port identification labels" was invented by Vaughn Lee Ennis (Silver Spring, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cable and Ethernet Port ID Labels that have an adhesive backing and are both the same color for easy re-connection to the correct port are described. The labels allow the ethernet port and cable ends to be color coded so that reconnection can be made to the proper port if the cable is disconnected for any reason. Labels configured to be affixed to the ethernet plug of the ethernet (CAT5 or similar, such as fiber optic cable, coaxial cable, or other conventional telecom c...