ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,380, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Wall plate assembly" was invented by Jeffrey John Mathison (Chicago), James Leroy Daniels (Stokesdale, N.C.), Margaret Rider (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Sondie Blackmon (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Jack Michka (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall plate assembly is provided with a first wall plate portion to at least partially cover an electrical device, with a first lateral side with a first fastener and a second fastener formed partially along the first lateral side. A second wall plate portion to at least partially cover the elec...