US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on July 28 for "Virtual high voltage interlock system and method using a DC-to-DC converter in electrified vehicles" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,769, issued on July 28, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Virtual high voltage interlock system and method using a DC-to-DC converter in electrified vehicles" was invented by Baojin Wang (San Marcos, Calif.), Jing Hong (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.), Chen Yin (Irvine, Calif.), Kyle Lobo (Westchester, Calif.) and Thomas Rocroi (Richmond, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A virtual high voltage interlock is disclosed that utilizes a software-based function (e.g., an electronic control unit) to determine if there are any open wires or connectors, based on voltage signals reported by internal components, to prevent ...