ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,217, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).

"Control module for high-power electric motor" was invented by John T. Linko (Towson, Md.), Frederick C. Malonzo (Towson, Md.), Fitzhugh P. Malloy (Towson, Md.), Alan Mauricio Martinez Sanchez (Cockeysville, Md.) and Luis Enrrique Yon Morales (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control module for a high-power electric motor may include a metal base, an insulating wall fastened to the metal base, and a circuit board disposed within the insulating wall. The circuit board may include a first surface that faces the metal base and a second surface op...