ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,645,275, issued on June 2, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Using a backup capacitor as an alternate energy source via dynamic APL budgeting" was invented by Joseph Louis Turmes (Nampa, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for using a backup capacitor as an alternate energy source via dynamic APL budgeting are described. A memory system may use excess power available at an energy storage device such as a backup capacitor to improve performance under various circumstances. The amount of power reserved for the APL may be dynamically determined based on various conditions of the memory sys...