ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,932, issued on June 3, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Interlock system for a low, medium or high voltage switchgear" was invented by Michal Skuci (Brno, Czech Republic) and Josef Cernohous (Jamne nad Orlici, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interlock system for a low, medium or high voltage switchgear includes: a compartment; a door; a door handle; and a circuit breaker. The door permits access to an inside of the compartment. The door handle opens and closes the door. The circuit breaker is located in the compartment. The door handle is movable from a closed position to an open position. When th...