ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,775, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Recessed floor fitting and covers therefor" was invented by Athanasios Diakomis (Seymour, Conn.), Joseph Cretella (Ansonia, Conn.), Sorin Mortun (Irvington, N.Y.) and Matthew Lawson (Oxford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the inte...