ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,525, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Loadbreak assembly" was invented by David Charles Hughes (Aiken, S.C.) and Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw (Wadsworth, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A loadbreak bushing including a housing with a bore extending along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the housing toward a second end of the housing. The bore has a first end positioned at or adjacent the first end of the housing and a second end opposite the first end of the bore. A first electrical contact is positioned within the bore adjacent the second end and is configured to be in electrical communi...