ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,151, issued on June 23.
"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 temperature-dependent switching mechanism and a housing on which first and second stationary contacts are arranged. The temperature-dependent switching mechanism is configured to switch in a temperature-dependent manner between a closed state, in which the switching mechanism establishes an electrically conductive connection between the first and second stationary contacts, and an open state, in which the switching mechanism disconnects the electricall...