US Patent Issued to Sumitomo Wiring Systems on Aug. 19 for "Junction box assembly having a rib for water mitigation" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,115, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan).

"Junction box assembly having a rib for water mitigation" was invented by Cody Hicks (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A junction box assembly and an upper case is provided. The upper case includes a peripheral wall and an interior wall having an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is dimensioned to define a u-shaped structure. The inner wall is dimensioned to define a closed loop. The inner wall is disposed within and spaced apart from the outer wall. The upper case further includes a rib disposed on an outer surfa...