ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,272,931, issued on April 8.
"Modular electrical panel for controlling power usage" was invented by Mohammad Amin Zakershobeiri (Vancouver, Canada) and Glenn Stuart Fawcett (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical panels sometimes need to be upgraded or new ones installed to cope with increased power demands, and new buildings often require differently configured panels. The smart electrical panel herein has a modular construction that allows for numerous panel configurations using a relatively smaller number of distinct components or modules. Power control modules control groups of circuit breakers and a current monit...