US Patent Issued to AFL Telecommunications on Aug. 4 for "Cable reel assemblies and sub-assemblies" (American, Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,178, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC (Duncan, S.C.).

"Cable reel assemblies and sub-assemblies" was invented by Kyle Marchek (Greer, S.C.) and Raul Reyes Hernandez (Nuevo Leon, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cable reel assemblies and sub-assemblies are provided. A cable reel sub assembly includes a cable reel that has a first flange, a second flange, and a tubular body that extends between the first flange and the second flange. The first flange and the second flange each define a main opening and flange notches. The cable reel sub-assembly further includes a first pad and a second pad. Each of the ...