ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,238, issued on June 30, was assigned to Titan3 Technology LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Expandable cord protector" was invented by Jeffrey P. Baldwin (Anthem, Ariz.) and John E. Klein (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cord protector with at least one elongated body and at least one coupler. The elongated body has a base with a channel extending between a first end and a second end. The elongated body has a lid configured to be inserted into and cover the channel. A pillar may extend up from the floor of the channel to support the lid when the lid is inserted into the channel. The elongated body has a cavity separate from the c...