ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,048, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).

"Conduit fitting" was invented by Vinaya N. Kubsad (Pune, India), Jayram Desai (Kolhapur, India), Gangadhar Mestri (Dharwad, India), Himanshu Gangadhar Khokle (Nagpur, India) and Joseph V. Lopez (Camillus, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting for an electrical conduit includes a fitting body having first and second open ends, and an interior surface defining a passage adapted to receive a piece of the electrical conduit therein. The fitting body includes a connection section that is configured to receive and connect to the electrical conduit durin...