US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitmo Electric Industries on June 30 for "Control device and method for controlling switches based on a voltage value" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,406, issued on June 30, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitmo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Control device and method for controlling switches based on a voltage value" was invented by Takeo Uchino (Yokkaichi, Japan), Shunichi Sawano (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Masayuki Kato (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device includes a first series circuit and a second series circuit. In the first series circuit, a first switch and a first resistor are connected in series to each other. In the second series circuit, a second...