US Patent Issued to LEGRAND DPC on May 27 for "Combination outlet and power distribution unit incorporating the same" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,057, issued on May 27, was assigned to LEGRAND DPC LLC (Reno, Nev.).

"Combination outlet and power distribution unit incorporating the same" was invented by Travis Irons (Reno, Nev.) and Mark Ramsey (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination outlet connector is disclosed. The combination outlet connector includes an outlet core having three T-shaped apertures. The outlet core has a core outer surface to mate with a first connector type, such as a C14 connector, and electrical terminals are positioned in corresponding apertures. A removable adapter sleeve is positionable around the outlet core and has a sleeve outer surf...