ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,469, issued on March 11, was assigned to JST POWER EQUIPMENT INC. (Lake Mary, Fla.).

"Circuit breaker having vacuum interrupters and single-phase control with magnetic actuators and associated method" was invented by Patrick R. Fischer-Carne (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) and Robert L. Hanna (Enterprise, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit breaker may include a first magnetic actuator connected to a first single-phase vacuum interrupter, a second magnetic actuator connected to a second single-phase vacuum interrupter, and a third magnetic actuator connected to the third single-phase vacuum interrupter. Each magnetic actuator is ...