ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,350, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Power supply control device and power supply control method" was invented by Kazutaka Naito (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Kota Oda (Yokkaich, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply control device controls power supplied via a power supply switch. An IPD turns the power supply switch on or off. A first power supply controller transmits an ON signal and an OFF signal a first device communication line. The ON signal instructs to turn on the...