ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,186, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND INC. (East Syracuse, N.Y.).
"Device for enhancing assembly of a reusable reel for storing and/or dispensing cable" was invented by Jay A. Kisselstein (Mexico, N.Y.), Richard Maroney (Camillus, N.Y.), Noah P. Montena (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Brian K. Hanson (Cicero, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel includes a first reel member and a second reel member. The first reel member includes a first barrel portion, a first flange portion, and a first hub portion, and the second reel member includes a second barrel portion, a second flange portion, and a second hub portion. The first b...