ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,578, issued on Oct. 27.
"Underground utility enclosure system and method" was invented by Donald S. Harper (Baton Rouge, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underground utility enclosure system and method for installation over a junction point for underground utility conduit, cables, wires, and pipes, providing lighter less-expensive shatterproof enclosures, which can be more quickly manufactured and transported, more easily stored and handled on-site, and more easily installed with less heavy equipment and fewer personnel. A corrugated enclosure body made of a shatterproof polymer material has annular correlation, and allows for s...