ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,119, issued on March 24, was assigned to OJMAR S.A. (Elgoibar, Spain).

"Cascade activation method and mechatronic system" was invented by Jon Zabala Zabaleta (Elgoibar, Spain) and Aketza Elices Ruiz (Elgoibar, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a cascade activation method and mechatronic system for simultaneous generation and consumption. The system includes a non-return diode connected to an electric generator; a first voltage regulator connected to a microcontroller; a voltage converter; and an actuator, which has an activation voltage greater than the first activation voltage of the first voltage regula...