ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,196, issued on July 21, was assigned to Snap One LLC (Salt Lake City).

"Electrical device alignments" was invented by Matthew Thomas Palmer (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of electrical devices are described herein. In some examples, an electrical device includes a yoke plate including a first screw hole and a second screw hole. The electrical device includes a base including a third screw hole disposed to permit passage of a first screw through the third screw hole and the first screw hole. The electrical device includes a subplate including a fourth screw hole disposed to permit a second screw to attach the sub...