ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,372, issued on March 17, was assigned to Reliance Controls Corp. (Racine, Wis.).
"Power inlet box with hybrid construction" was invented by Curtis N. Kell (Burlington, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power inlet box includes a base, a front cover having an opening formed therein that is removably coupled to the base, and a cover cap pivotably connected to the front cover to temporarily cover the opening. The base, front cover, and cover cap define an interior. The base and the front cover may be made of different materials, for instance, a metallic base and a plastic front cover. The base and the front cover may also be made o...