ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,454, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).
"Power-distributing device and motor vehicle" was invented by Thorsten Groh (Neuburg an der Donau, Germany), Martin Schneider (GroBmehring, Germany) and Tihomir Tomanic (Pfinztal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power-distributing device for a vehicle electrical system of a motor vehicle may include at least a first power source terminal and a second power source terminal, at least a first safety supply terminal and a second safety supply terminal, a coupling unit to electrically couple the power source and safety supply terminals, and, for each of at least...