US Patent Issued to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai), Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) on Oct. 7 for "Contactor arrangement for extinguishing an electric arc" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,947, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai) and Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd. (Suzhou, China).

"Contactor arrangement for extinguishing an electric arc" was invented by Hongjiang (Summer) Dong (Suzhou, China), Yong Jia (Shanghai) and Qiaoxu Pan (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contactor comprises an insulation outer housing, a pair of static terminals, a movable terminal, a first magnetic conductor, a static bracket, a second magnetic conductor and an elastic member. The pair of static terminals are arranged in the insulation outer housing and are stationary relative t...