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(11) EP 4 824 841 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43

(21) Application number: 24841363.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.12.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01H 9/10(2006.01)
H01H 50/32(2006.01)
H01H 50/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01H 50/32; H01H 9/102; H01H 50/045; H01H 50/546; H01H 50/22; H01H 9/04
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/060359
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/129178 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 15.12.2023 US 202363610755 P

(71) Applicant: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
Attleboro, MA 02703 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SONG, Peter Donghae
    ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts 02703 (US)
  • HEEDER, Nicholas James
    ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts 02703 (US)

(74) Representative: Gulde & Partner 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB Berliner Freiheit 2
10785 Berlin
10785 Berlin (DE)

   


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