ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,548, issued on May 26, was assigned to PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS Co. (Mayfield Village, Ohio).

"Collapsible bundle spacer" was invented by Dirk Waterschoot (Sint Niklaas, Belgium), Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk (Madison, Ohio), Cameron Clines (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Douglas Bell (Mayfield Heights, Ohio) and Derek Lenardos (Mayfield Village, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bundle spacer that includes a first line connector to be connected to a first electrical line, a second line connector to be connected to a second electrical line, and a body interposed between the first line connector and the second line connector. The body is ac...