ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,179, issued on July 8.
"Cover plate with concealable panel" was invented by Jeff H. Webb (Chillicothe, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet cover plate comprises a fastener aperture for a fastener to mount the outlet cover to a receptacle that includes associated hardware. Further, the outlet cover plate includes a face with a pocket that includes a catch along with an aperture for access to the associated hardware. A concealable panel has a writing surface and a projection that corresponds to the catch. The concealable panel fits in the pocket where it can be positioned in a first position where the concealable panel is stow...