ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,495, issued on March 17, was assigned to FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION (Seoul, South Korea).

"Phase inverter using transformer and transistor switch" was invented by Jaeyong Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Changkun Park (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phase inverter includes a first transistor connected to a single signal port, a second transistor connected to the single signal port, a third transistor connected to a first power supply and forming a first contact point with the first transistor, a fourth transistor connected to the first power supply and forming a second contact po...