ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,386, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Dual purpose power pedestal" was invented by Paul David Seff (Williamsburg, Va.) and Jonathan Turman (Quinton, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual purpose power pedestal includes a housing having a base, a body extending upwardly from the base, and a top disposed opposite the base, the body including a first side and a second side; a recreational vehicle (RV) connection mechanism disposed on the first side of the body and comprising a power receptacle and a first circuit interrupter, the RV connection mechanism being structured to be coupled to a powe...