US Patent Issued to Hubbell on March 18 for "Insulation piercing tap connectors for electrical conductors" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,430, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Insulation piercing tap connectors for electrical conductors" was invented by Adrian Beau Candelaria (Alabaster, Ala.), James Marc Hansen (Hoover, Ala.) and Syed Taha Imam (Hoover, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tap connector for piercing an insulation of a conductor is provided. The tap connector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, a hinged connection, a compression connection, and a piercing insert. The hinged connection connects an end of the first and second jaws to one another. The compression connection removably connects an opposite end of the fir...