US Patent Issued to Leviton Manufacturing on May 12 for "Electrical panel with venting and water protection" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,120, issued on May 12, was assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Melville, N.Y.).

"Electrical panel with venting and water protection" was invented by Nicholas Pilato (Forest Hills, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical panel including a water management system for redirecting water away from any sensitive electrical components and out of the panel. In some embodiments, the electrical panel includes an enclosure including an opening formed in a top surface thereof to enable air to move into and out of the enclosure. The electrical panel further includes a drip lip for directing any water that enters the opening out o...