ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,873, issued on July 21, was assigned to Rohm Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Linear power supply circuit and vehicle" was invented by Daisuke Uchimoto (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear power supply circuit includes: an output stage including a first and a second output transistor connected in parallel between an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied and an output terminal to which an output voltage is applied; a driver configured to drive the first and second output transistors according to the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage; and a potential difference supp...