ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,274, issued on April 7, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).

"Systems and methods for dynamic power sharing" was invented by David Urban (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and Bhupendar Singh (Devon, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for managing current flow in a power circuit used to dynamically share power are disclosed. A Zener diode may automatically adjust current flow in the power circuit. If the power circuit has not received sufficient current for dynamic power sharing, the Zener diode may draw additional current from a power source. An electrical current in the power circuit may be divided ...