US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries on April 21 for "Electric device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,610,485, issued on April 21, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Electric device" was invented by Hiroshi Shimizu (Osaka, Japan) and Hitoshi Takeda (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric device includes: a case; an electronic component having a terminal and disposed in the case; and a busbar disposed in the case and laser-welded to the terminal. The terminal of the electronic component and the busbar overlap each other, the case has an opening portion, and one or both of the terminal of ...