ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,476, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Rohm Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Transmission circuit, electronic control unit, and vehicle" was invented by Yuji Yano (Kyoto, Japan) and Toru Mukai (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission circuit includes a first terminal configured so that a first voltage is applied thereto, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal configured so that a second voltage lower than the first voltage is applied thereto. The transmission circuit further includes a first variable resistor portion provided between the first terminal and the second terminal, a first current restrict...