ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,030, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Timing determination for UPS power transfer" was invented by Sangsun Kim (San Jose, Calif.) and Krishnanjan Gubba Ravikumar (Ashburn, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for operating a backup power source or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that can be used in data centers and that provide a backup power source to power the data center when utility power is compromised. A power delivery system that provides power to a primary system may include a UPS with a state timing control system that operates a bypass st...