ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,881, issued on May 5, was assigned to AVL Software and Functions GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).

"Device and method for ratiometric measurement of voltages for an analog-digital-converter" was invented by Michele Bedin (Regensburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for ratiometric measurement of voltages for an analog-digital-converter is disclosed. A reference voltage is provided to a microcontroller and a first supply voltage is provided to a first sensor and the microcontroller by a functional providing unit. The first sensor is connected to the microcontroller in terms of signaling by transmitting sensor signals. The micr...