US Patent Issued to LEVITON MANUFACTURING on July 28 for "Shielded jack, drain wire notch and bump deflection termination" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,216, issued on July 28, was assigned to LEVITON MANUFACTURING Co. INC. (Melville, N.Y.).

"Shielded jack, drain wire notch and bump deflection termination" was invented by Jackson William Raney (Bothell, Wash.), John Walbridge (Lynnwood, Wash.) and Charles Bragg (Bothell, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data cable jack assembly comprises features that ensure secure connectivity between a data cable's drain wire and the assembly's metal door, as well as features that promote consistent and organized termination of the cable's insulated conductors. The assembly includes a wire management component through which is formed a cable ...