ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,557, issued on May 20.

"Slide on off receptacle panel device" was invented by Craig Morris (Oklahoma City), Mark Simpkins (Oklahoma City), Mitchell Davis (Oklahoma City) and Jordan Conner (Oklahoma City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a receptacle base, a receptacle base mounting plate, and a replaceable receptacle panel. The invention provides a user the ability to easily remove and replace a receptacle front panel, without having to replace and rewire the entire electrical apparatus. Embodiments described for the present invention comprise a receptacle base, a receptacle base mounting plate, and a rep...