ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,099, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to PLUME DESIGN INC. (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Power board design to accommodate universal plug types via bridge sheet metal designs" was invented by Ming-Tsung Su (Taipei, Taiwan) and Chun-Wen Wang (Taoyuan, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wireless communication devices may include a printed circuit board and a conductive pin structure. The printed circuit board may include a neutral power input and a live power input positioned at a first distance from each other. The conductive pin structure may include a neutral pin and a live pin positioned at a second, different distance from each other. A...