ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,560, issued on Oct. 14.
"Temperature-dependent switch" was invented by Marcel P. Hofsaess (Steintahleben, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Temperature-dependent switch, comprising a temperature-dependent switching mechanism having a switching mechanism unit, which comprises a movable contact part coupled to a bimetallic snap-action disc, and having a switching mechanism housing, in which the switching mechanism unit is arranged and held captively therein. Furthermore, the switch comprises a switch housing, in which the switching mechanism housing is arranged and held captively therein, wherein the switch housing comprises a sta...