ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,473, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ConcealFab Inc. (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

"Cable tie insulator" was invented by Flynn McClellan (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jonathan Morris (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable tie-down assembly includes a cable tie anchor secured to a support structure. A cable tie insulator is positioned around one or more cables, and a cable tie extends through the cable tie anchor and around the cable tie insulator with the cable tie insulator positioned between the cable tie and the one or more cables to prevent chafing between the cable tie and the one or more cables. The cab...