ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,541, issued on March 17, was assigned to FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LLC (Dallas).

"Retention brackets for fiber optic cables" was invented by Seth M. Goodwin (Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enclosure for retaining a multi-core fiber cable includes a shell defining an interior volume and featuring an upper retention member forming a channel. A retention bracket is at least partially disposed within the shell and includes a base panel with a front surface and rear surface. The rear surface features an upper hook member adapted to engage the upper retention member for slidably coupling the retention bracket wit...