ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,696, issued on May 19, was assigned to Kries Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Waiblingen, Germany).
"Device for detecting faults in high-voltage transmission lines" was invented by Jonathan Schulz (Waiblingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for detecting faults includes a body attachable to a high-voltage transmission line and having a first housing part made of a conductive plastic, a plurality of electronics disposed within the body and identifying a potential fault in the high-voltage transmission line, and a clamping mechanism electrically connecting the first housing part to the high-voltage transmission line. The d...