US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on April 21 for "EVSE coupler locking systems, vehicles, and control logic for managing vehicle charging with broken coupler latches" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,036, issued on April 21, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"EVSE coupler locking systems, vehicles, and control logic for managing vehicle charging with broken coupler latches" was invented by Kodjo Muata Lee (Superior Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Presented are charger coupler locking systems with control logic for managing vehicle charging, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method of controlling charging of a vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving a signal indicating a charger coupler of a vehicle charging system is inserted into...