ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,395, issued on March 17, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Circuit structure" was invented by Yusuke Isaji (Osaka, Japan), Manami Okada (Osaka, Japan) and Yuki Fujimura (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit structure with a novel structure is disclosed in which a measure against arcs can be implemented with a simple structure and a reduction in size and cost can be realized. A circuit structure including: a power supply line configured to connect a battery and a load; a main relay c...