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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);

Inventors:

Kevin A. Marley, Joliet, IL (US);

Brian L. Kelly, Oak Forest, IL (US);

Frank J. Graczyk, New Lenox, IL (US);

Daniel E. Host, Orland Park, IL (US);

Shawn T. Kemp, Crete, IL (US);

Andrew J. Stroede, Frankfort, IL (US);

Assignee:

Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/14 (2006.01); H01B 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); H01B 7/365 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cable management system includes multiple cables, each having a unique identifier associated therewith and each including first and second barcodes including the unique identifier, the first barcode located proximate a first end of the cable, the second barcode located proximate a second end of the cable. The system also includes a barcode scanner to scan barcodes of the cables, the barcode scanner including a clip to receive one of the cables. The system also includes a mobile computing device having a processor, data storage medium, communication unit, and user interface including a display. The mobile computing device is configured to receive via the user interface first end location information for a first cable, receive from the barcode scanner the first barcode of the first cable, and save and display the first end location information in association with the unique identifier of the first cable included in the first barcode.


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