ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,813, issued on March 3, was assigned to Vitesco Technologies GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).

"Method of power factor correction burst mode load measurement and control" was invented by Michael J Li (Troy, Mich.) and Mikhail Zarkhin (West Bloomfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power factor correction (PFC) circuit is provided. The PFC circuit includes an input for receiving alternating current and a converter for converting the received alternating current to a direct current. The PFC circuit also includes a direct current link that includes at least one capacitor. Additionally, the PFC circuit includes a voltage regulator con...