H03K 2217/0072
Low side switches, i.e. the lower potential [dc] or neutral wire [ac]
Official title: Low side switches, i.e. the lower potential [DC] or neutral wire [AC] being directly connected to the switch and not via the load
H03K2217/0072 (Low side switches, i.e. the lower potential [dc] or neutral wire [ac]) appears on 464 US grants and 561 published applications in this corpus.
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