ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,876, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Juniper Networks Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Apparatus, system, and method for boosting internal voltages of power supply units to extend hold-up times" was invented by Siri Subrahmanyam Vadlamani (Bangalore, India) and Prakash B. Kamanuri (Kalyan Maharashtra, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disclosed apparatus may boost internal voltages of power supply units (PSUs) to extend hold-up times. For example, an apparatus may include a PSU and a controller. In one example, the PSU may be configured to convert power from an AC input into a direct current (DC) output and provide the DC output to...