ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,574, issued on July 8, was assigned to SMA Solar Technology AG (Niestetal, Germany).
"Explosion-proof housing for a power electronics device" was invented by Steffen Muller (Kassel, Germany) and Waissi Tello (Kassel, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a housing for a power electronics device, including a tray for receiving power electronics components and a cover for placing on the tray so that a closed housing is formed. The cover is fixed on the tray by a plurality of fixing screws. At least one opening element is provided that is made of one of the fixing screws, each of which is guided through a sleev...