ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,684,727, issued on July 14, was assigned to VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH (Regensburg, Germany).

"Power semiconductor module and drivetrain for a vehicle comprising such a power semiconductor module" was invented by Jurgen Sauerbrier (Dachsbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a power semiconductor module. An example may include: a substrate; an electric circuit arranged on the substrate; a conductor frame including a DC+ busbar and a DC- busbar for external contacts; and an encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the power semiconductor module. The electric c...