ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,241, issued on April 14, was assigned to Chint Low Voltage Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. (China).

"Circuit breaker and operating mechanism thereof" was invented by Denggui Ao (Shanghai), Dengyu Lu (Shanghai), Lijun Yan (Shanghai), Yongfu Xu (Shanghai) and Xiaoqin Yuan (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operating mechanism with a second connecting rod assembly that includes a second crank pivotally disposed around a tenth axis, a third connecting rod, and a third crank pivotally disposed around an eleventh axis. The second crank is rotatably connected to the third connecting rod through an eighth shaft, the third connecting...