ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,431, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ZOTUP S.R.L. (Bergamo, Italy).
"Surge arrester including a disconnector and related extinguishing/deionization chamber" was invented by Gianfranco D'Ippolito (Bergamo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surge arrester comprises first and second electric terminals, between which a protection member is connected, provided with a voltage electrode and with a protective electrode equipped with respective electrical connectors electrically connected to the electric terminals. A disconnector comprises a metal lamina failing in the presence of short-circuit currents exceeding a preset threshold. A...