ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,732, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Attleboro, Mass.).

"Electromechanical rotary latch for use in current interruption devices" was invented by Samuel C. Naumowicz (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Kenny H. Chui (Oxnard, Calif.), Keith A. Singer (Hardy, Va.) and Joseph A. R. Stephens (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromechanical rotary latch for use in current interruption devices disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a fuse device comprises a rotary latch; a rotatable armature configured to actuate the rotary latch; and a contact configured to change between a set position that allows ...