ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,987, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Snap One LLC (Lehi, Utah).

"Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly" was invented by Matthew Thomas Palmer (Sandy, Utah) and Jason Alexander (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and apparatus for a junction box assembly are described. A junction box assembly can include or contain devices and components, such as any of the following: a junction box having an interior for containing any of devices and components included in the junction box assembly; a base plate having a central opening and a periphery attaching to the junction box; a grounding wire...