ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,401, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Electrical box separator" was invented by Krzysztof W. Korcz (Granger, Ind.) and Steven J. Johnson (Buchanan, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical box assemblies and electrical box separators are provided. The electrical box assembly includes a box housing having four sides and a bottom and a box separator secured within the box housing and configured to create at least two isolated compartments within the box housing."

The patent was filed on Jan. 8, 2024, under Application No. 18/406,322.

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