ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,483, issued on March 18, was assigned to ESAB AB (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Trigger module" was invented by Marc A. Hartel (Reiskirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torch having a replaceable trigger module is disclosed. The trigger module includes a housing defining a cavity; a trigger operatively coupled to the housing; and a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to be electrically coupled to one or more accessories. The PCB and the one or more accessories are disposed at least partially in the cavity and are coupled to the housing so that coupling the housing to a torch handle mechanically couples the PCB and trigger to...