ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,228, issued on May 27, was assigned to Empower Electronic Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Power switching apparatus and power supplies" was invented by Ngai Kit Franki Poon (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power switching apparatus (P100) for a switching-mode power supply is provided. The switching apparatus (P100) comprises a power switch (M100), a switching controller (SC100), a voltage converter (Ra100) and a power capacitor (Csc100). The power switch (M100) is configured for connection with a power input device to form a power supply circuit to receive power from a power source. The switching controller (SC100) is operable to turn ...