ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,274, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Hitachi Energy Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland).
"Bushing and method for producing a bushing" was invented by Mark Carbonell (Jackson, Tenn.) and Anders C. Johansson (Medina, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bushing includes a plurality of electrically conductive elements and at least one ultrasonic welding joint. The at least one ultrasonic welding joint is formed between one electrically conductive element and another electrically conductive element and mechanically and electrically connects the electrically conductive elements with each other."
The patent was filed on July 14, 2023, under ...