ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,628, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Non-fan ceiling junction box" was invented by Steven James Johnson (Buchanan, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-fan rated ceiling junction box is provided. The junction box includes a main body, an outlet, and fasteners that connect the outlet in the main body. The fasteners have a feature selected from a group consisting of: non-removable, removable only using a non-standard tool, inaccessible without a special tool, positioned on the main body so as to be inaccessible when installed, and any combinations thereof."
The patent was filed on Nov. 1, 2022, u...