ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,547, issued on March 3.

"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, comprising a temperature-dependent switching mechanism having a switching mechanism unit and a switching mechanism housing, in which the switching mechanism unit is arranged and held captively therein. Furthermore, the switch comprises a switch housing, in which the switching mechanism housing is arranged and held captively therein."

The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/232,784.

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