US Patent Issued on March 3 for "Vehicle power outlet advisory system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,162, issued on March 3.

"Vehicle power outlet advisory system" was invented by Brendan Diamond (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), John Robert Van Wiemeersch (Novi, Mich.) and Keith Weston (Canton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vehicle power outlet advisory systems and methods are disclosed. An example method executed by a processor of a vehicle power outlet advisory system in a vehicle can include detecting a gesture made by an individual. The gesture may indicate that the individual is seeking assistance to power a device. The processor can determine a power consumption of the device based on identi...