ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,909, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Titan3 Technology LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Powered wall plate with keyed interface" was invented by Jeffrey P. Baldwin (Anthem, Ariz.) and John E. Klein (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered wall plate may include a face plate comprising an opening extending through the face plate from the first surface to the rear surface. A first keyed interface may be formed at the rear surface of the face plate. An electrical receptacle may comprise a second keyed interface configured to be coupled with the first keyed interface, the electrical receptacle further comprising terminals dispose...