US Patent Issued to MP Hollywood on Sept. 16 for "Switches with integral overcurrent protection components" (Illinois, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,889, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to MP Hollywood (Lombard, Ill.).

"Switches with integral overcurrent protection components" was invented by Robert D. Montgomery (Lemont, Ill.) and James C. Allison (Jackson, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Switches with integrated overcurrent protection elements are described. The overcurrent protection elements can include a bimetallic structure which is configured to move between a first shape and a second shape in response to heating. The overcurrent protection element can be rotationally coupled to a rotary knob in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the overcurrent protection elem...