US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries on July 28 for "Power feeding control apparatus, power feeding control system, and power feeding control method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,837, issued on July 28, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Power feeding control apparatus, power feeding control system, and power feeding control method" was invented by Kenya Wada (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Shogo Kamiguchi (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of ECUs (communication devices) are mounted in a vehicle and connected to a communication bus. A relay apparatus (power feeding control apparatus) controls power feeding to the plurality of ECUs. The relay apparatus determi...