US Patent Issued to AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries on Jan. 20 for "Relay device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,405, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Relay device" was invented by Akira Kanazawa (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A relay device is provided with a first terminal electrically connected to a first target, a second terminal electrically connected to a second target, a relay configured to switch on/off of an electrical connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a control unit configured to perform ON/OFF control of the relay. The control uni...