ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,112, issued on Aug. 26.
"Smart power strip" was invented by Koorosh Mozayeny (Newport Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power strip includes a controller that controls the transfer of electricity to one or more outlet electrical connectors based at least in part on a set of rules and certain status information. Some embodiments provide for apparatuses and methods of controlling the transfer of electricity to one or more outlet electrical connectors of a power strip based on various status information, such as cost, personal preferences, time information, power consumption."
The patent was filed on Jan. 24, 2024, under A...