ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,841, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC (Chicago).

"Vehicle charging system compatible with multiple charging protocols and method" was invented by Jason D. Harper (Monticello, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) system includes an EVSE connector and charge control module (CCM). The CCM performs a method for determining an operative charging protocol for an EVSE charge session. The method includes monitoring for a signal indicating that a control pilot pin is in a connected state, activating a signal through the control pilot pin in response to detecting the connected...