ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,252, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to ElringKlinger AG (Germany).

"Housing with a housing part comprising an integrated protective section" was invented by Benjamin Ulmer (Bad Urach, Germany), Jochen Schoellhammer (Dettingen, Germany), Tobias Kunert (Neckartenzlingen, Germany), Bodo Golchert (Wolfschlugen, Germany), Bernhard Eberle (Metzingen, Germany) and Bjoern Betz (Trochtelfingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to improve a housing, in particular for an electrotechnical apparatus, comprising at least two housing parts which each have a connecting face, said connecting faces, in a closed state of the housing, fa...