ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,134, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Attleboro, Mass.).

"System and method for improving temperature detectors using expansion/contraction devices" was invented by Nikolay S. Chehlarov (Sofia, Bulgaria), Valentin G. Grigorov (Sofia, Bulgaria) and Lyubomir V. Yanev (Sofia, Bulgaria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards various sensing devices. Embodiments may include an external housing and at least one conductor located included within and extending through an opening of the external housing. Embodiments may further include a spring clip included within t...