ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,329, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Siemens AG (Munich).

"Exhaust gas module for an electrical switch, device formed by two exhaust gas modules of this type and switch cabinet comprising a device of this type" was invented by Timo Malich (Kummersbruck, Germany), Ekkehard Plechinger (Rockersbuhl, Germany) and Christoph Weber (Ergoldsbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust gas module for an electrical switch, which has outlets for switching gases on its output side and/or its input side. The exhaust gas module can be mounted on the electrical switch, such that the switching gases are directed into an exhaust gas cha...