ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,782, issued on March 11, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Bushing guard with terminal adapter" was invented by Kyle Randy Herman (Lake Forest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guard assembly includes a main body that is sized to fit around insulator bushing equipment and forms an opening, and a plurality of faceplates that are interchangeable to connect to the main body and cover at least a portion of the opening."

The patent was filed on April 27, 2022, under Application No. 17/730,884.

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