ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,267, issued on May 20, was assigned to KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION LLC (Bradenton, Fla.).
"Short-circuit isolator" was invented by Pere Moix Olive (Barcelona, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A short-circuit isolator includes a switch configured to selectively interrupt an electrical circuit connected to the short-circuit isolator. The short-circuit isolator is configured to cause the switch to interrupt the electrical circuit when a current at the short-circuit isolator exceeds a current threshold and at least one of a voltage at the short-circuit isolator is below a voltage threshold or a resistance of the electrical circuit measured...