ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,906, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to RAYCAP S.A. (Athens, Greece).
"Surge protective devices" was invented by Georgios Peppas (Kalloni Troizinias, Greece), Alexis Chorozoglou (Drama, Greece), Elias Fermelis (Koropi, Greece) and Zafiris G. Politis (St. Stefanos, Greece).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surge protective device (SPD) module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first electrode, a second electrode, and a varistor electrically connected between the first and second electrodes. The SPD module forms a housing assembly defining a chamber containing the varistor. The PCB forms a portion of the housing assembly."
The pate...