ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,259, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).

"Pedestal for a number of electrical charging boxes" was invented by Paul D. Seff (Williamsburg, Va.), Robert J. Reese (Edwardsville, Ill.), Jonathan R. Turman (Quinton, Va.), Bryan A. Hain (Hudson, Ohio), Hyuk Jae Chang (Pittsburgh), Michael Laskowski (Pittsburgh) and Stan Mamula Jr. (Oakmont, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedestal has two sides that are opposite one another and to which various charging boxes can be mounted and electrically connected. For instance, the pedestal can have the same charging boxes mounted to the two sides and electric...