ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,585, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Hitachi Energy Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland).
"Surge arrester" was invented by Martin Glass (Rheinfelden, Germany), Ektor Sotiropoulos (Horgen, Switzerland) and Bernhard Richter (Wettingen, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surge arrester is provided that comprises an elongate housing, an active member, and an enclosure. The elongate housing has an interior comprising an interior surface that extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end of said housing. The active member is arranged at least partially within the interior. The enclosure is fixed to or integrally ...