ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,457, issued on May 13, was assigned to SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Attleboro, Mass.).
"Switch actuator" was invented by Michael A. Stoner (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Jeffrey M. Smith (New Prague, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments included herein are directed towards an apparatus for actuating a switch of an operator control device, and related methods. Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a trigger shaped to mate with the operator control device. The trigger may include an integrated preload portion formed, at least in part, within the trigger. The trigger may further include an integrated actuator portion fo...