ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,819, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Cenfire Corp (Goleta, Calif.).
"Overcurrent protection" was invented by Soheil Seena Partokia (San Diego) and Brian Maertz (Santa Barbara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switch device including current sensing and overcurrent protection can include a movable plate movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the moveable plate is moved by applying at least one or more of an electrostatic force and a magnetic force to move the movable plate. The movable plate can include a shunt operable to conduct current when the movable plate i...