ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,953, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Bose Corp. (Framingham, Mass.).

"Multi-modal audio amplifier and related system" was invented by Lino Antony Pucci (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), Thomas Edward McBrine (N. Attleboro, Mass.) and Douglas J. Cunningham II (Groton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects include audio amplifiers for driving at least one speaker. In some cases, the amplifier includes: a controller for amplifying at least one input signal to provide an amplified audio output signal, the controller configured to operate the amplifier in at least two modes, including: a first mode including a dedicated connecti...