ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,957, issued on June 24, was assigned to CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK INC. (New York).
"Tool for operating a T-blade switch on a transformer" was invented by Arcangelo Coca (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Lauren Zaluk (Staten Island, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuating tool for a switch on a transformer is provided. The switch being rotatable between a plurality of positions. The actuating tool includes an elongated pole having a predetermined length having a first end and an opposing second end. An actuator element is arranged on the first end of the pole, the actuator element being configured to engage the switch. ...