US Patent Issued to Meta Platforms on June 23 for "Screw type panel mount fuse holder lock out device" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,153, issued on June 23, was assigned to Meta Platforms Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Screw type panel mount fuse holder lock out device" was invented by Michael Panstingel (Westerville, Ohio) and Caleb Tullos (Marion, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example lock out device includes a plug of electrically insulating material and a hinged bracket to receive the plug. The plug includes a cap and a threaded portion to threadedly engage with a threaded opening of a fuse holder. The hinged bracket includes a first section having a base with a first opening and walls forming a first cavity to permit the threaded portion of the plug to ...