ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,723, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Affordable Wire Management LLC (Bedminster, N.J.).

"Extension members and methods of use" was invented by Scott Robert Rand (Bedminster, N.J.), Daniel Robert Smith (Chandler, Ariz.) and Peter Mark Hruby (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The extension member described herein includes a cost-effective and labor-efficient design for large-scale deployment in energy generation and transmission infrastructures. An extension member is provided, and includes a body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. A cable clamp can be positioned on the distal end of the body, where ...