US Patent Issued to Hitachi Astemo on April 14 for "Electronic module with communication-line controlled power supply for reducing dark current" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,100, issued on April 14, was assigned to Hitachi Astemo Ltd. (Hitachinaka, Japan).

"Electronic module with communication-line controlled power supply for reducing dark current" was invented by Daisuke Tanaka (Hitachinaka, Japan) and Hidetatsu Yamamoto (Hitachinaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To achieve an electronic module capable of reducing dark current, which is current flowing when the electronic module is turned off, and contributing to prevention of battery wear of a vehicle or the like. Therefore, the electronic module connected to a first electronic module via a communication line includes: a microcomputer; a power...