ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,263, issued on Aug. 11.
"Temperature-dependent switch" was invented by Marcel P. Hofsaess (Steintahleben, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature-dependent switch having a housing and a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged therein. The temperature-dependent switching mechanism switches, depending on its temperature, between a closed position, in which the switching mechanism establishes an electrically conductive connection between a first electrode and a second electrode, and an open position, in which the temperature-dependent switching mechanism disconnects the electrically conductive connection. The hou...