US Patent Issued on June 24 for "Temperature-dependent switching mechanism, temperature-dependent switch, and method of manufacturing the same" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,961, issued on June 24.

"Temperature-dependent switching mechanism, temperature-dependent switch, and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Marcel P. Hofsaess (Steintahleben, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature-dependent switching mechanism for a temperature-dependent switch, having: a temperature-dependent bimetal snap-action disc having a first through hole; a temperature independent snap-action spring disc having a second through hole; and an electrically conductive contact member including a main body that passes through the first through hole and the second through hole. The contact member includes a...