ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,932, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Electrical power supply system for a vehicle" was invented by Damien Verdier (Toulouse, France), Jerome Lachaize (Toulouse, France) and Nicolas Leto (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power supply system for an electric or hybrid vehicle. The vehicle includes an electric power supply bus able to supply power to electrical equipment installed in the vehicle. The system including: a DC-DC voltage converter; at least two power supply cells, each including: i) a rectifier, ii) a battery, and iii) a switching cel...