US Patent Issued to Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment on Sept. 1 for "Battery electric vehicle operator to charge technician interlock" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,607, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC (Denison, Texas).

"Battery electric vehicle operator to charge technician interlock" was invented by Cameron T. Lane (Oro Valley, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle includes a battery and an external charging port on the vehicle. A charging interlock system on the vehicle includes a charging interlock module configured to: when engaged by an operator of the vehicle, prevent movement of the vehicle during a battery charging procedure executable by a battery charging technician outside the vehicle and, when disengaged by the battery ch...