ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,742, issued on March 17, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"Mobile battery station for assisting transfer of power from an electric vehicle to a home or other devices" was invented by Ian Forsman-Kendall (Farmers Branch, Texas), Bridget A. Beaton (Novi, Mich.) and Colton David Kettelhut (Circle Pines, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle charging system includes a charging station comprising a controller configured to selectively supply power from a vehicle to a home. The controller enables charging in response to a predetermined minimum voltage and a predetermined minimum current on an electri...