ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,165, issued on May 12, was assigned to Iontra Inc (Centennial, Colo.).

"Systems and methods for battery charging using a negotiable power supply" was invented by John Richard Howlett III (Centennial, Colo.) and David Kessner (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for charging a battery utilizing a negotiable power supply in which the power supply and a component of a charge circuit negotiate a level of power are disclosed. A charge circuit may include a controller to communicate with the negotiable power supply to request a power signal comprising a voltage and a maximum current, which may then be provided by the n...