US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Sept. 8 for "Systems, methods, and devices for locking a connector of a battery" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,937, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Japan).

"Systems, methods, and devices for locking a connector of a battery" was invented by Matthew J. Mahaffy (Tipton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for a lock out device for locking a battery connector. The lock out device may include a plug having a plug end configured to engage the battery connector to prevent another connector from being connected to the battery connector. The plug may further include a lock end opposite of the plug end defining a length...