ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,927, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Apparatus and method for reducing noise in a system using single ended signal transmission" was invented by Paul W. Schwerman (Phoenix) and Gregory W. Keith (Glendale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are provided which reduce common mode noise voltage in single ended signal transmission. The common mode noise voltage is generated by a noise generating current flowing through an inductance of a return path between a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit. The common mode noise voltage may be diminished by generating a noise...