ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,401, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Identification system for recessed floor fitting" was invented by Joseph N. Cretella (Ansonia, Conn.) and Scott B. Wurms (Shelton, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An identification system, for use with a recessed floor box that provides access to one or more wiring devices, includes a label holder configured to couple with a plate mounted in the recessed floor box and a label removably stored in the label holder. The label includes information about the one or more wiring devices."

The patent was filed on March 7, 2024, under Application No. 18/598,667.

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