ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,042, issued on May 27, was assigned to Besvin Inc. (San Diego).

"Safety plug assemblies for electrical outlets" was invented by Peter J. Colvonen (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety plug assembly includes a connector configured to be inserted behind a front plate of an electrical outlet, wherein the connector includes a first body member including a first body member including a central axis, a first side, and a second side radially opposite the first side with respect to the central axis, a second body member extending radially from the first body member and including a fixed end connected to the first side of the fir...