ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,719, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Siemens Industry Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.).
"Circuit breaker with integrated safety lock-off mechanism" was invented by Raiden Jay Kim (Buford, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit breaker is configured to ensure electrical safety when working on its circuits. The circuit breaker comprises a housing with an exterior boundary. The housing includes an "integrated" Lock-Off feature. It is integrated to one or more housing components of the circuit breaker not as a separate component to achieve most simplicity and least space used as compared to an "add-on" accessory based Lock-Off feature. Th...