US Patent Issued to CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK on Oct. 7 for "Insulating cover for a utility manhole" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,483, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK INC. (New York).

"Insulating cover for a utility manhole" was invented by Richard J. Trieste Jr. (Staten Island, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating manhole cover for an opening in an underground utility structure and a method of insulating underground utility structure includes an insulation element disposed in the opening. A support member is coupled to the insulation element, the support member being configured to operably couple with the opening. A cover is at least partially disposed within the opening and in contact with the support memb...