ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,743, issued on March 24.
"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 switch housing, a temperature-dependent switching mechanism and a heating resistor component. The switch housing comprises a lower part made of electrically conductive material and a lid part which comprises a first section made of electrically conductive material and a second section made of electrically insulating material. The temperature-dependent switching mechanism comprises a movable contact part that establishes a first electrical connection ...