ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,412, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NeoCharge Inc. (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).

"Smart power splitters for high voltage outlet" was invented by Akhil Veluru (Plymouth, Minn.), Spencer Andrew Harrison (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Ryan Meffert (Arroyo Grande, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for managing power distribution from in-home electrical wiring are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power splitter device includes a an electrical input source connection with a first input line and a second input line for two hot phases of alternating current electricity, a primary electrical output and a secondary elect...