US Patent Issued to Aptiv Technologies on Sept. 8 for "Solid state relay module with overcurrent protection" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,180, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Solid state relay module with overcurrent protection" was invented by Ali Mortezaei (Southfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid state relay module includes a first electronic switch configured to establish and break an electrical connection between a first voltage inputs and outputs. The module has a drive circuit connected to the first electronic switch configured to turn the first electronic switch on and off due to commands from an electronic controller. The module has a shunt overcurrent detection (OCD) circuit and a desatura...