ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,173, issued on Sept. 22.
"Temperature-dependent switching mechanism and 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 switching mechanism for a temperature-dependent switch, comprising an electrically conductive contact member; a contact ring arranged around the contact member and movably mounted on the contact member; and a temperature-dependent bimetallic snap-action disc comprising a first through hole through which the contact member is passed, wherein the bimetallic snap-action disc is arranged on a first side of the contact ring a...