Hugo Stotz , an engineer who had sold his company to BBC , was credited as the inventor on DRP ( Deutsches Reichspatent ) 458392 .
A modern miniature circuit breaker similar to the ones now in use was patented by Brown , Boveri & Cie in 1924 .
Hugo Stotz , an engineer who had sold his company to Brown , Boveri & Cie , was credited as the inventor on DRP ( Deutsches Reichspatent ) 458392 .
A modern miniature circuit breaker similar to the ones now in use was patented by Brown , Boveri & Cie in 1924 .