ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,919, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Seattle).
"System for operation of enhanced circuit breakers" was invented by Behrad Aria (Alameda, Calif.), David Buuck (Port Ludlow, Wash.) and Alin Theodor Iacob (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enhanced circuit breaker in an alternating current (AC) electrical distribution system offers improved safety and control over an attached load. The enhanced circuit breaker contains sensors, control circuitry, and a main switch and a load switch that are actuator-operated and wired in series on the hot wire between the line and the load. The main switch ...