ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,684, issued on March 3.

"Wire connection bracket assembly" was invented by Joel Douglas (Bonita Springs, Fla.) and Shem Lachhman (West Harrison, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method of connecting electrical wires, conductors, or connections together by rotating the connector ends in an enclosure to tightly twist the wire ends together and also includes a clamping mechanism to prevent the wires from untwisting, becoming loose, or falling out of the enclosure. The present invention increases the holding ability of current rotating tools for electrical wires and connections."

The patent was filed on Mar...