ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,720, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Safety module for an inverter of a hybrid vehicle" was invented by Frederic Landre (Toulouse, France) and Julien Mouret (Toulouse, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety module for an inverter of a motor vehicle. The inverter including at least two power circuits. The safety module including a control unit and at least two safety switches, each safety switch being associated with a power circuit and being connected between the power circuit and a point referred to as the "measurement" point. The control unit being capable o...