ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,581, issued on May 20, was assigned to Titan3 Technology LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Powered wall plate with plug prongs" was invented by Jeffrey P. Baldwin (Anthem, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered wall plate comprising a wall plate, at least two electrical plug prongs, an electrical circuit, and an electrical feature. The wall plate has a front surface opposite a rear surface and at least one opening sized to expose a first electrical receptacle of an electrical device. The at least two electrical plug prongs originate within the wall plate and extend rearward from the rear surface, and are configured to removably mate with ...