ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,281, issued on June 17, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Voltage detection probe and electrode mounting tool" was invented by Hiroshi Doumae (Osaka, Japan) and Yuka Miyake (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A voltage detection probe includes an electrode configured to detect a voltage applied to a wire, and a clip portion freely attachable to and detachable from the wire. The clip portion has a fitting concave portion into which the wire is to be fitted, the clip portion being elastically deformable to widen an opening of the fitting concave portion. The clip portion is configured to retain, by an ela...