ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,245, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Schneider Electric USA Inc. (Boston).

"Adjustable length bus bridge for modular switchboard" was invented by Steven Wayne Dozier (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Charles Wesley Travis Jr. (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Xavier Lifran (Franklin, Tenn.) and James Raymond Ramsey (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular switchboard provides an adjustable length bus bridge for electrically connecting two adjacent switchboards, where the length of the bus bridge can be adjusted on site if needed. The bus bridge comprises a first set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another, an...