ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,052, issued on July 8, was assigned to 9220-6820 Quebec Inc. (Dorval, Canada).

"Handrail element connector and handrail assembly including the same" was invented by William Kell Warshaw (Montreal, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handrail element connector for connecting together first and second handrail elements, the connector comprising: at least one connecting portion for engaging a first handrail element internal cavity defined in one of the first and second handrail elements, the connecting portion including: at least one connector axial coupling portion couplable to a corresponding handrail element axial coupling portion...