US Patent Issued to MEDTRONIC MINIMED on March 25 for "Energy management based on an open switch configuration" (Minnesota, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,493, issued on March 25, was assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. (Northridge, Calif.).

"Energy management based on an open switch configuration" was invented by Jesse M. Hefner (Minneapolis), Ellis Garai (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Al L. McLevish (Roseville, Minn.), Brian J. Ferry (Saint Louis Park, Minn.), Philip R. Glassel (Stacy, Minn.), Paul W. Chevalier (Minnetonka, Minn.) and David Y. Choy (San Gabriel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic of a user includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch within a housing. The power control switch is electric...