ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,018, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Everchange Inc. (San Francisco).

"Damage and hazard prevention device and method for preventing damage and safety hazards related to electric vehicle charging" was invented by John Loren Passmore (Berkeley, Calif.) and Jason Appelbaum (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damage and hazard prevention device and method for preventing damage and safety hazards related to electric vehicle charging are disclosed. An electric vehicle charging handle includes a port to deliver a charge to an electric vehicle, and a port to communicate a charging signal to the electric vehicle. The charging ...