US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systemsm, Sumitomo Electric Industries on June 9 for "Control device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,652,043, issued on June 9, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systemsm Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Control device" was invented by Ryohei Sawada (Yokkaichi, Japan), Masaya Ina (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Kota Oda (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a control device for a vehicle, a first terminal is disposed downstream of a microcomputer in a current path through which a current flows through the microcomputer. The anode of a connection diode is connected to a connection node between the microcomputer and the first terminal. One e...