US Patent Issued to ABB Schweiz on May 27 for "Switch system" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,689, issued on May 27, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Switch system" was invented by Thierry Delachaux (Zurich, Switzerland), Ralf-Patrick Suetterlin (Baden, Switzerland), Pierre Corfdir (Wettingen, Switzerland) and Felix Theodor Erich Rager (Kleindottingen, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switch system includes a mechanical switch for electrical currents. The mechanical switch operates in a conductive state and in a non-conductive state. A first actuator is configured to change the state of the mechanical switch, wherein an actuation of the first actuator is based on a Thomson coil system. A secon...