ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,572, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan).

"Electric junction box assembly with removable cover" was invented by Nathan Like (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric junction box assembly includes an outer case and a top cover including an electrically conductive patch mounted to the outer case. An inner case is disposed in the outer case and includes an upper cover having a pair of slits spaced apart from each other and disposed beneath the electrically conductive patch. A first terminal and a second terminal are disposed in the inner case and spaced part from ...