ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,376, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle and power management system" was invented by Yusuke Shimogaki (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle is configured to perform charging/discharging between an EVPS and the vehicle via a vehicle inlet. The vehicle includes an ECU that controls charging/discharging of the vehicle, and a control signal circuit including at least one control signal line connected between the vehicle inlet and the ECU. The control signal circuit includes a compatible circuit for ensuring compatibility of a control signal transmitted through the at least o...