ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,979, issued on May 27, was assigned to Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas).

"Spread spectrum modulation technique for isolation devices" was invented by Sreeram Subramanyam Nasum (Bangalore, India) and Kashyap Barot (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a transformer having primary windings and secondary windings, and a transmit circuit coupled to the primary windings. The transmit circuit is configured to receive an input signal, and provide a carrier signal to the primary windings responsive to the input signal. The device also includes a receive circuit coupled to the secondary windings. The receive circui...