ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,959, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to BRUSS SEALING SYSTEMS GMBH (Hoisdorf, Germany).

"Electrical contact element having a frame clamp for connecting at least two electrical conductors" was invented by Samuel Neumann (Ahrensburg, Germany), Thomas Schrader (Hamburg, Germany), Patrick Danberg (Hohenhameln, Germany) and Manfred Brand (Tremsbuttel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical contact element having a frame clamp comprises a frame with a stationary thread, a clamping shoe and a clamping screw engaging in the stationary thread and being supported on the clamping shoe. A plastic holder with a cavity having two ins...