ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,776, issued on July 28, was assigned to BEAM GLOBAL (San Diego).
"Portable electric vehicle (EV) charging station configured for regulatory parking compliance" was invented by Desmond Wheatley (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure for supporting the solar array or other source of renewable energy for a portable electric vehicle charging station includes a base plate dimensioned for jurisdictional compliance with local space requirements for a parking lot and which can accommodate a vehicle parked on the base plate. When deployed, the solar array is positioned above the base plate. Structurally, the base ...