ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,698, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Bushing for a medium voltage switchgear" was invented by Josef Cernohous (Jamne nad Orlici, Czech Republic), Jakub Horak (Brno, Czech Republic) and Dariusz Bednarowski (Cracow, Poland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing for a metal clad medium voltage switchgear includes a hollow body and a t-off and pin assembly. The hollow body is made from polyamide. The t-off and pin assembly is made from polyamide. A first end of the hollow body is configured to connect to a compartment of a medium voltage switchgear. The t-off and pin assembly is configured to co...