US Patent Issued to Hubbell on Sept. 30 for "Brace for ceiling drop" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,839, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Brace for ceiling drop" was invented by Victor Beristany (South Bend, Ind.), Krzysztof Korcz (Granger, Ind.) and Krishna Patel (Granger, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brace for mounting an electrical box between supports includes a central body with a pair of elongated sides each having a first end and a second end. The central body also includes a top surface connected between each first end. Rails are connected to each second end and extend substantially along the length of the pair of elongated sides. The brace also includes a first connecting end co...