ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,471, issued on June 23, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Pole disconnect indicator and test switch assemblies for electrical switchboards" was invented by Alex Kobylanski (Pinetops, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test switch assembly for testing electrical switchboard devices is provided. The test switch assembly includes a test switch including a handle, the handle having a first color. The handle includes a label holder including a front, the label holder defining a label slot in the front, the label slot sized to receive a label. The handle further includes a handle body extending from the label holder ...