ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,695, issued on Sept. 1.
"Water grounding apparatus for a plastic pipe plumbing system" was invented by Paul B Carpenter (Springfield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Water grounding apparatus for a water plumbing system constructed of plastic pipes comprises a metal or other electrically conductive fixture installed axially inline with the plastic pipes. The fixture includes one or more external lugs for ground wire connection, and an integral sleeve of reduced diameter that extends into the plastic piping to establish an extended surface area contact between the fixture and the water in the pipes. Alternatively, the integral sle...