ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,732, issued on May 19, was assigned to Enstall US Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).

"Wire clamp" was invented by Jon Ash (Phoenix), John Hudson (Atlanta), Roger Pedlar (Phoenix) and Taylor Ray (Doraville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire clamp may include a bottom piece having: a first base portion defining a first aperture, an at least partially elliptical barrier extending from the first base portion about the first aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the first base portion; a top piece having: a second base portion, a protrusion extending from the second base portion, the protrusion defining a second aperture, ...