ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,130, issued on May 12, was assigned to Channell Commercial Corp. (Temecula, Calif.).

"Grade level utilities enclosure having tapered walls and bracket" was invented by Edward J. Burke (Temecula, Calif.) and Robert H. Gwillim (Murrieta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grade level utility enclosure for underground utilities connections having a tapered vertical wall structure extending continuously around an open interior region within the tapered vertical wall structure, a rim extending around a top opening to the interior of the enclosure and a bottom edge on which the enclosure is supported, a removable lid adapted for mounti...