ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,403, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Melville, N.Y.).
"Adjustable floor box" was invented by Thiru Murugan (Wakefield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical floor box system is disclosed. The floor box is arranged and configured to enable an electrical component (e.g., outlet, switch, etc.) received therein to be positioned in any desired orientation so that the orientation of the electrical component can be adjusted as desired. In one embodiment, the electrical component is arranged and configured to be coupled to a mounting plate, which is arranged and configured to be seated within t...