US Patent 10973974 was granted and issued on 13 April 2021.
This is the “Continuation-in-Part” of US Patent 8858880 and it is the second patent of the series.
As this was a “Continuation-in-Part” application, US Patent 10973974 is established as being an entirely separate patent.
All of the independent claims contained within US Patent 8858880 are included, but an enhanced list of very strong dependent claims is what makes this patent a significant improvement and unique.
Other aspects include a more pristine version of the “Wattage Calculation” that was originally accomplished back in 1986, as well as twenty-nine additional figures and a much more expanded version of the text, or specifications.
Of course, all of the specific details are included in its publication, which can be found here.
