US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries on Sept. 29 for "On-board switching device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,849, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"On-board switching device" was invented by Yusuke Isaji (Osaka, Japan) and Takayoshi Bando (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An on-board switching device includes: a switching circuit; a first conduction path through which a current flows in a series connection state and no current flows in a parallel connection state; a second conduction path through which a current flows in the parallel connection state and no current flows in t...