ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,038, issued on April 21, was assigned to FCA US LLC Q (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Multi-energy portable power panel for vehicle" was invented by Abhilash Gudapati (Troy, Mich.) and Abhilash Valson (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable power panel includes a case having a first electrical connector extending therefrom. The case includes a first DC to DC convertor that converts a first DC voltage provided by a high voltage battery on the vehicle to a second DC voltage. The case includes a battery that produces the second DC voltage. An inverter inverts the second DC voltage into a third voltage useable as an a...