ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,985, issued on June 30, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).

"Mechanical breakers with automatic resetting feature" was invented by Walter Anthony Piaskowy (Sammamish, Wash.), Mary Elizabeth Conrad (Seattle) and Colin Coker (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for mechanical breakers with automatic resetting features and related systems. In one embodiment, an example breaker assembly includes a base portion having a backplate having a fixed position, a spring coupled to the backplate, and a first bracket configured to receive a securing member, where the securing member secures the spring to the ...