ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,043, issued on June 16, was assigned to WERNER Co. (Itasca, Ill.).

"Harness spacer, harness including the same, and method of attaching a harness spacer" was invented by Tracee Leonardson (Ashtabula, Ohio), Cody Rappoport (Greenville, Pa.) and Justin Patton (Franklin, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harness spacer includes a base having a first outer slot, a second outer slot, and a central slot, wherein the first outer slot, the second outer slot, and the central slot form an H-shape, a first arched member extending from the base and creating a first opening, and a second arched member extending from the base and creating a sec...