ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,046, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ABB S.p.A. (Milan).

"Mechanism for electrical device" was invented by Anna Andersson (Vasteras, Sweden), Erik Johansson (Vasteras, Sweden) and Su Zhao (Vasteras, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanism for an electrical device, including a plurality of metal parts which are not arranged for conducting an electrical current of which a first part includes a first contact surface and a second part includes a second contact surface arranged to move in relation to, and in contact with, the first contact surface. At least one of the first and second parts includes a Graphene and Related Mat...