ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,802, issued on June 17, was assigned to ONTURA HOLDINGS (Los Angeles).

"Circuit and method of driving analog loads using digital signals" was invented by Michael Bradley (Los Angeles) and Fred Golestani (Scottdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit includes a controller. A driving signal source is coupled to the controller. A first digital output line is coupled between the controller and the analog load. The first digital output line is configured to carry a first digital signal. A second digital output line is coupled between the controller and the driving signal source. The second digital output line is configured to ...