US Patent Issued to SOUTHWIRE on April 7 for "Coupled power and control cable" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,537, issued on April 7, was assigned to SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC (Carrollton, Ga.).

"Coupled power and control cable" was invented by Randy D. Kummer (Villa Rica, Ga.) and Scotty Joe Ledbetter (Bowdon, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power and control cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a power cable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may be connected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to the fixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between the control circuit and the fixture and may provide the ...