ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,800, issued on Sept. 23.
"Power return delay outlet adaptor" was invented by Luther Jordan (Coldwater, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power return delay outlet adaptor system prevents damage to electrical devices, such as electrical appliances from power irregularities that often follow a power outage and upon a return of power following the outage. A power return delay outlet adaptor plugs into a power receptacle and has one or more power sockets. A power socket of the power return delay outlet adaptor is a power return delay socket that is coupled with a delay on make device. The delay on make device includes a power senso...