US Patent Issued to Renesas Electronics America on July 28 for "Driver for driving an electromechanical device" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,039, issued on July 28, was assigned to Renesas Electronics America Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.).

"Driver for driving an electromechanical device" was invented by Joshua Lawton (Franklin, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver for driving an electromechanical device having a solenoid and a mechanical switch. The driver includes an input port, a ground port, first and second output ports connectable to the electromechanical device; and two power switches. A controller operates in a first mode to charge the solenoid and close the mechanical switch, a second mode to maintain the mechanical switch closed, and a third mode to discharge ...