ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,037, issued on April 7, was assigned to Schneider Electric Industries SAS (Rueil Malmaison, France).
"Thermochromic pellet for thermochromic indicator, thermochromic indicator, and associated electrical unit and electrical switchboard" was invented by Philippe Legendre (Fontaine, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermochromic pellet for a thermochromic indicator of the heating of an electrical connection terminal of an electrical unit, is configured to change colour when its temperature exceeds a predetermined transition temperature. The thermochromic pellet is further configured to be fixed reversibly to a support limb belong...