ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,998, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Mounting assembly and switching system with universal mounting system" was invented by Kyle Larry Sikora (Oak Creek, Wis.), William Robert Luoma (Franklin, Wis.), James Henry Grace (Oak Creek, Wis.), Sara C. Knox (Milwaukee) and Paul N. Stoving (Oak Creek, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching apparatus includes: a body including: a sidewall that extends from a first end to a second end, the sidewall defining an interior space; and a plurality of electrically insulating sheds that extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the sidewall; a...