ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,257, issued on Dec. 2.
"Multipurpose wall outlet" was invented by Manolo F. Rivera (Elmhurst, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multipurpose wall outlet includes a support structure for mounting in a wall, at least one electrical outlet, a circuit board in communication with the output(s), and a connector to couple to a power source. An electronic processing module comprises the circuit board and a smart chip to provide electrical output transmission. The circuit board further comprises a USB port to provide output power to USB-enabled devices which couple directly to the USB port, wherein the smart chip is programmed with electri...