ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,343, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Littelfuse Inc. (Rosemont, Ill.).
"Modular power distribution unit" was invented by Andrew Jozwiak (San Antonio) and Jesus Roberto Morales (Chihuahua, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Power Distribution Unit (PDU) includes a cover and a base. The cover has multiple fastener receptacles and a pair of indentations located along its outer edge. The base has an opening on a short side of the PDU for receiving a cable connector and a window on a long side of the PDU, the window being secured to a second cover. The long side is perpendicular to the short side."
The patent was filed on Sept. 27,...