ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,240, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Switching system" was invented by Kengo Miyamoto (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching system includes a power switching section, a control module, and a casing. The power switching section includes at least one power transfer switch and a power selector. The power selector opens and closes the at least one power transfer switch. The control module includes one or more supply transfer switches and a supply controller. The supply controller opens and closes the one or more supply transfer switches. The casing...