ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,402, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Method and device for determining charging information with regard to a charging operation" was invented by Xaver Pfab (Herdweg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining charging information with regard to a charging operation at a non-public location includes receiving metering data from an electricity meter for a charging point, the electricity meter being configured to capture metering data relating to a charging current provided at the charging point. The method also includes receiving, from a vehicle, charging operation data with ...