US Patent Issued to Hubbell on Oct. 6 for "Compact recloser" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,755,919, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Compact recloser" was invented by David A. Rhein (Birmingham, Ala.) and Robert B. Hinshaw (Birmingham, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recloser including a circuit interrupter including a first contact and a second contact movable relative to the first contact between a closed position and an open position and an actuator coupled to the circuit interrupter, the actuator including a plunger coupled to the second contact for closing and opening the circuit interrupter and a single coil used for driving the plunger. The recloser further includes a sensor board s...