ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,726, issued on March 3, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Bushing assemblies and methods for fabrication of metal conduit raceways in an electrical system" was invented by Omar Lopez (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing assembly for fabricating a metal conduit raceway of an electrical system is provided. The bushing assembly includes a bushing sized to be received in a fitting at the first bushing end and sized to receive a rigid or intermediate metal conduit at the second bushing end. The bushing assembly also includes a sleeve including a flared end and a sleeve body. The sleeve is coupled wi...