ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,326, issued on June 24, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).
"Mid-span tap connector" was invented by Seydou Diop (Birmingham, Ala.) and Adrian Beau Candelaria (Alabaster, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mid-span tap connector for a utility line includes a base bracket having a base upper groove configured to receive a tap line and a base lower groove configured to receive a primary line. A cap bracket is configured to be connected to the base bracket. The cap bracket has a cap groove configured to receive the primary line. A tap bracket is configured to be connected to the base bracket. The tap bracket has a tap main...