ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,191, issued on July 21, was assigned to PACIFIC LOW VOLTAGE (Ventura, Calif.).
"Low voltage cable rough-in plate" was invented by Nick Semolich (Ventura, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rough-in plate to facilitate installation of cabling, such as low voltage cables, the rough-in plate having two opposing surfaces, a sidewall, and a hollow bushing connected to one surface at a through hole through the two opposing surfaces. Inside the hollow bushing can be a cable clip to temporarily hold the cabling while wall finishes are installed around the bushing of the rough-in plate. The rough-in plate is connected to a piece of frami...