ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,606, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND INC. (East Syracuse, N.Y.).

"Device for providing enhanced performance during assembly and/or operation of a hardline connector" was invented by Jordan Caviness (Liverpool, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector seizure member for providing a connector with enhanced mechanical performance during assembly and/or operation may include a seizure member having a forward facing surface that includes an forward extending housing engaging portion that is configured to be received in an seizure member engaging portion in an inner wall of a first connector assembly portion before ...