ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,366, issued on April 21.
"Electrical interconnect for intermodal shipping containers" was invented by Dwight A. Harrienger (Webster, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical interconnect provides electrical communication between adjacent intermodal shipping containers. The electrical interconnect includes a carriage moveable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the intermodal shipping container, wherein the carriage includes an electrical contact and a magnet configured to operably engage a corresponding electrical contact and a magnet on a second intermodal shipping container. The carriage is m...