ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,541, issued on July 8, was assigned to HITACHI ASTEMO LTD. (Ibaraki, Japan).
"Electronic control device" was invented by Ryo Akiba (Hitachinaka, Japan) and Yoshio Kawai (Hitachinaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic control device capable of suppressing failure of an electronic component due to static electricity is provided. An electronic control device that controls an actuator includes a circuit board, an electronic component mounted on the circuit board, a resin case (insulating case) that holds the circuit board, a metal cover (first conductive cover) that covers the resin case, an actuator cover (second conduct...