ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,835, issued on April 22, was assigned to Ark Corporation Pty Ltd (Australia).
"Power distribution module" was invented by Andrew Reade (Arndell Park, Australia), Garo Afarian (Arndell Park, Australia) and Shojaeddin Mirfendereski (Arndell Park, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power distribution module is described, which controls the distribution of battery input power to a plurality of device outlet ports using sensors and relay switches. The power distribution module monitors the voltage, current, and/or power from, and/or temperature of, the module and its conductors. The power distribution module has smartphone manageme...