ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,815, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).

"Temperature sensor and rotary electric machine" was invented by Hiroaki Akaba (Saitama, Japan) and Takamasa Yoshihara (Saitama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Positional deviation of a temperature sensor from a prescribed position of a coil due to external force such as vibration is prevented. A temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a coil provided in a stator of a rotary electric machine, includes: a sensor element including a thermosensitive body, an electric wire electrically connected to the thermosensitive body, and a cov...