ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,552, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Teglpco LLC (Dover, Del.).

"AC current source and method" was invented by Nicholas Joseph Wilson Arvanitakis (Cochise, Ariz.), Brad Peeters (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Chrisanthos Arvanitakis (Cochise, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variety of AC current sources provide a controlled amount of AC output current even as a particular load may at times approach zero resistance. These AC current sources can be plugged into conventional power outlets, e.g. 60 Hz (USA) and 50 Hz (European). The AC current sources can tolerate a near-short or full-short circuit load for a brief time, without disab...