ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,487, issued on July 28, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND INC. (East Syracuse, N.Y.).

"Node harness feed-through connector configured to enhance connection of a fiber optic cable to a cabinet" was invented by Michael Langman (East Syracuse, N.Y.) and Mitch Fredenburg (East Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for connecting a cable to a cabinet in a manner that enhances feeding of a fiber through the connector includes first and second portions. The first portion is configured to be rotatingly coupled with the second portion; passageways in the first and second portions are configured to be positioned at a first angl...