US Patent Issued to Hubbell on July 15 for "Service switch for utility meter" (New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,868, issued on July 15, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Service switch for utility meter" was invented by Curtis Crittenden (Milton, N.H.), Wayne Therrien (Rochester, N.H.) and Thomas McDougall (Somersworth, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility meter includes an electrical conductor portion, a service switch, and a heat sink. The electrical conductor portion provides electrical communication between a supply line terminal and a load line terminal, and the supply line terminal electrical communication an electrical source. The service switch is selectively operable to interrupt electrical communication between...