ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,835, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Method for implementing a full input source power input control function on multiple power inputs to a single LLC converter in a distribution system" was invented by Alex Gomes (Chicago) and Joshua C. Swenson (Rockford, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power SS circuit includes N power input circuits, an output node configured to connect to an input node of voltage-fed power converter, and a control interface that receives control signals for controlling operational/non-operational states switches within the power input circuits. The power in...