ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,294, issued on June 24, was assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Locking power cord receptacle" was invented by Brian Edward Palmer (Olathe, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking power cord receptacle configured to receive an electric power cord plug that includes a ground pin comprises a base receptacle and a locking assembly. The base receptacle includes a first female connector, a second female connector, and a ground female connector positioned on an upper surface and arranged to receive the power cord plug. The base receptacle further includes a body cavity on the upper surf...