US Patent Issued to Splitvolt on July 1 for "Method and apparatus for intelligent splitting and controlling of a high voltage outlet" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,348,038, issued on July 1, was assigned to Splitvolt Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Method and apparatus for intelligent splitting and controlling of a high voltage outlet" was invented by Daniel Liddle (Gilroy, Calif.), Kevin Rowett (Cupertino, Calif.), George Fellingham (Cupertino, Calif.) and Jeffrey A. Thomas (Santa Rosa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power management device for intelligently splitting and controlling a high power outlet is described. The device includes a housing, power input, outlets, power sensor, and a controller. The housing has an internal compartment configured to hold components of the device and an ex...