ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,507, issued on June 3, was assigned to FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (Juno Beach, Fla.).

"Reinforcing device for streetlight" was invented by David R. Carroll (Jensen Beach, Fla.), Christian Horgan (Franklin Lakes, Fla.), Mazen A. Younis (Miami), Moeed T. Haq (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), James A. Dijoseph (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Ioannis Georgoulakis (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for reinforcing a connection between a mounting bracket and a pole includes a first mounting arm having a first base with a first slot. A first projection extends from the first base for engaging a first side of the pole. A second mounting arm inclu...