US Patent Issued to Transportation IP Holdings on March 31 for "Equipment asset with liquid runoff charge control" (Virginia, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,939, issued on March 31, was assigned to Transportation IP Holdings LLC (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Equipment asset with liquid runoff charge control" was invented by Ajith Kuttannair Kumar (Ashburn, Va.) and Bret Worden (Erie, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An equipment asset may include a body, one or more current collector rails, and a grounding element. The body may have a top side and a power transfer zone. The power transfer zone may include at least an electrically non-conductive top surface. The one or more current collector rails may be mounted to the top side of the body within the power transfer zone. The grounding element may...