Aerovironment, Inc.

Ronald Lee Norton

Albert Joseph Flack

Herman Joseph Steinbuchel, Iv

Larry Hayashigawa

David Paul Soden

Scott Garret Berman

Thomas Michael Zevin

Michael Thomas Zevin

Michael Bissonette

An electric vehicle ('EV') charger plug adapter apparatus includes an adapter housing, a socket extending into a first side of the adapter housing, the socket configuration defined by a first technical standard for use with at least one of a first current or voltage rating, a plug extending from a second side of the adapter housing, the plug configuration defined by a second technical standard for use with at least one of a second current or voltage rating, and a key extending from the first side of the adapter housing, wherein the key prevents seating of a second plug into the socket if the second plug does not have a complementary key socket to fit the key.

Electrical plug adapter having socket key safety system

A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.

Electric vehicle docking connector with embedded EVSE controller

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Monrovia, CA, United States of America

Ronald Lee Norton