US Patent Issued to SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT on Aug. 26 for "Inline disconnect for multiphase electric utility line applications" (North Carolina, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,812, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Inline disconnect for multiphase electric utility line applications" was invented by Andrew S. Panto (Waxhaw, N.C.), Barry Craig Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.), Doug Lanter (Richburg, S.C.) and Dillon Surface (Indian Trail, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A group-operated switching system for multi-phase electrical transmission lines including a number of inline axial switches for opening and closing circuits to control electrical flow through the transmission lines. The switches include axially mounted load break vacuum interrupters ...