ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,260, issued on Aug. 11.

"Apparatus for electric car booster and charger over fast charging DC" was invented by Anthony Vito Dipaola (Pelham, N.Y.) and Chad Alan Merritt (New Milford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one or more implementations, a portable booster or charging device is provided that provides emergency power to an electric vehicle. In one or more configurations, such an electric vehicle ("EV") charger is configured to supply an EV with sufficient power that so that the vehicle will not require a tow-truck or otherwise be stranded. Specifically, the present invention is directed to providing on-demand or emergenc...