ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,833, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Coilcraft Inc. (Cary, Ill.).

"Electric component comparison apparatus, system, and related methods" was invented by Leonard Crane (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Ying Lou (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Christopher J. Hare (McHenry, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic component comparison apparatus is disclosed for comparing performance characteristics of the electronic components at different operating conditions. The electronic component comparison apparatus includes a processor that receives input of a first electronic component and a first operating condition and receives input of a second el...