ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,810, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Modular and upgradable EV charging ecosystem" was invented by Jacob Michael Haspiel (Ann Arbor, Mich.), John Baluch (Charlotte, N.C.) and Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes systems for providing electrical power that are modular, upgradable, and customizable. Systems described herein can be used to create modular, upgradable, and customizable charging stations for charging electric vehicles. In one example, a sub panel module can be electrically connected to a main input line tha...