ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,568, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).

"Method for determining a current flowing through at least one switching element, electrical circuit arrangement, and motor vehicle" was invented by Daniel Ruppert (Lenting, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method determines a current flowing through at least one switching element of an electrical circuit arrangement. When the switching element is turned on the current flows through a switchable portion of the switching element. The switching element is associated with a temperature sensor and a voltage sensor. The temperature sensor measures a temperature...