ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,220, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Schneider Electric USA Inc. (Boston).
"Circuit breaker mechanism position sensor systems" was invented by Skylar Frances Wetzel (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Juan Ignacio Melecio (North Liberty, Iowa) and Leonardo Rangel Martinez (Iowa City, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit breaker assembly can include a mechanism configured to be actuated by an operator. The mechanism can be configured to move between a first position and a second position to change a state of a contactor between a closed state and an open state. The circuit breaker assembly can include a reluctance sensor system operativ...