ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,032, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Power supply system and method for controlling power supply system" was invented by Akira Teranishi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply system is installed in a vehicle. The power supply system includes a first load circuit configured to operate using electric power from a main battery, the first load circuit being connected to a first load; a second load circuit configured to operate using electric power from the main battery or an additional battery, the second load circuit being connected to a second load; a first relay pro...