ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,290, issued on July 8, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Matrix battery system for medical devices" was invented by Markus Paarhammer (Oberwang, Austria) and Franz Steinbacher (Vocklamarkt, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for supplying an electrical power to a medical imaging system. The system comprises a primary power supply unit for providing an input electrical power. The system further comprises an H-bridge converter connected to the primary power supply unit and configured to receive an electrical power from the primary power supply unit. The system further co...