US Patent Issued to DOMINION ENERGY on April 22 for "Low profile watertight connector and method of using the same" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,396, issued on April 22, was assigned to DOMINION ENERGY INC..

"Low profile watertight connector and method of using the same" was invented by Mark E. Marshall (Glen Allen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector adapted to secure an electrical power line entering an electrical meter box comprises (a) a cylindrical member adapted to be at least partially inserted into the meter box through an access hole, (b) a flange affixed to or integral with a first end of the cylindrical member and (c) a cylindrical grommet selectively insertable at least partially into a second end of the cylindrical member and securable therein. The flan...