ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,733, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle power supply device" was invented by Toshiki Shinohara (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle power supply device for supplying electric power to a plurality of auxiliary loads mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a power supply source; an auxiliary battery including a lithium ion battery chargeable by the power supply source; a DDC provided between the power supply source and the plurality of auxiliary loads and controlling the power supply from the power supply source to the plurality of auxiliary loads; a switch provided between D...