US Patent Issued to Exeter Chancery on April 22 for "Ground conductor with steel core, copper sheath, and width to thickness ratio of at least 11:1" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,391, issued on April 22, was assigned to Exeter Chancery LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Ground conductor with steel core, copper sheath, and width to thickness ratio of at least 11:1" was invented by Jeffrey T. Jordan (Franklin, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ground conductors are disclosed. The ground conductors can include a core made primarily of a first material, such as steel. The ground conductor can include a surrounding sheath, which includes at least one layer made primarily of a second material, such as copper. The ground conductor has a ratio between its width and its thickness of no less than 11.1:1."

The patent was filed...