ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,439, issued on May 27, was assigned to R. STAHL SCHALTGERATE GMBH (Waldenburg, Germany).

"Modular system for producing a housing" was invented by Thorsten Arnhold (Pfedelbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An explosion-proof housing, preferably of the 'flameproof enclosure' protection type, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of, preferably cast, wall modules."

The patent was filed on May 5, 2020, under Application No. 17/611,884.

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