ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,348, issued on June 10, was assigned to Terrapin Industrial LLC (Houston).

"Instrument enclosure" was invented by Brad Faseler (Houston), Daniel Tagtow (Austin, Texas), James Bundschuh (Fenton, Mo.) and Matthew Nance (Boling, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An instrument enclosure includes top and bottom sections, the bottom section having a first part fastened to a second part, and hinges hinging the top and bottom sections to enable the top section to rotate between a close positioned and an open position. When closed, the instrument enclosure defines an enclosed space suitable for receiving a field instrument. The bottom sect...