ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,109, issued on July 21.

"Control circuit with overcurrent protection and over temperature protection" was invented by Ping Yang (Dongguan City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control circuit includes a control chip and a protection circuit module. A first output port and a second output port of the protection circuit module are electrically connected to a load. An overcurrent protection resistor is electrically connected between the second output port and a ground. A thermistor and a node between the overcurrent protection resistor and the second output port are electrically connected to the comparator unit. A bypass switch i...