US Patent Issued to ASUSTEK COMPUTER on April 15 for "Power circuit and electronic device having the same" (Taiwanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,473, issued on April 15, was assigned to ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Power circuit and electronic device having the same" was invented by Hua-Hsuan Chang (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power circuit, adapted to supply power to a computer system, includes a power connector, a charge unit, a short current protection circuit, and a first switch circuit. The power connector is configured to connect to the adapter to receive an input voltage. The charge unit includes an input end configured to receive the input voltage and an output end. The charge unit converts the input voltage into a system voltage. The sh...