ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,028, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Enphase Energy Inc. (Petaluma, Calif.).

"Microinverter-integrated battery paralleling devices" was invented by Jonathan List Ehlmann (Austin, Texas) and Chris Morrow Young (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An AC battery system is provided herein and comprises a plurality of microinverters, a first battery pack comprising a first plurality of battery cells and a second battery pack comprising a second plurality of battery cells. Each of the first plurality of battery cells and the second plurality of battery cells are connected to the plurality of microinverters via a first bus a...