ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,908, issued on July 29.
"Portable DC power adapter for field electronics use" was invented by Erik Koskiniemi (Vancouver, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable power adapter includes a housing containing within it a battery chamber adapted to receive a selected battery pack, a circuit overload protector and a terminal connector selected to electrical couple to a selected DC load, and a mounting portion. A portable power adaptor may include an integrated voltage regulator, and a hermaphroditic SAE step connector. A portable power adaptor may include a plurality of power adapters electrically coupled to comprise a common powe...