ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,933, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"On-board power supply apparatus" was invented by Yuki Narita (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Seiji Takahashi (Yokkaichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An on-board power supply apparatus is for use in an on-board power supply system. The on-board power supply system includes a battery, an electric power path to which electric power based on the battery is supplied, and a capacitor that is connected to the electric power path. The on-board power sup...