ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,232, issued on July 8, was assigned to Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH (Vilsbiburg, Germany).

"Electronic power distribution arrangement for fusing capacitive loads" was invented by Michael Wortberg (Dorfen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic power distribution arrangement is disclosed which includes an electrical line for supplying power to a capacitive load; a first electronic switch for fusing the capacitive load; a second electronic switch for precharging the capacitive load prior to switching through the first electronic switch; a resistor connected in series with the second switchable current path of the second electroni...