ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,458, issued on April 14, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Sensored insulation plug" was invented by Mark Gravermann (Erkelenz, Germany), Gunther A. J. Stollwerck (Krefeld, Germany), Christopher R. Wilson (Austin, Texas), Rainer Reeken (Dormagen, Germany), Martin A. Milek (Oberhausen, Germany), Mirco Gunjaca (Nottuln, Germany) and Christine B. Bund (Wuppertal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensored insulation plug for a medium-voltage or high-voltage separable connector in a power distribution network of a national grid, and operable to insulate a connection element of the separable connecto...