ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,110, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Universal cable port entry device" was invented by Marta Eliza Gaudynska (Lodz, Poland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for sealing cable(s) is provided comprising a first compressible member defining a wall portion and a first groove having a first rounded portion and a first straight portion. A minimum depth of the first rounded portion is less than a depth of the first straight portion, and the depth of the first straight portion is less than a depth of the wall portion. The first compressible member is configured to receive a fir...