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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 59/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/1461 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 7/18 (2013.01); B60L 11/1805 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary charging method includes charging a storage battery of a mule vehicle as a tow vehicle tows the mule vehicle to a stranded vehicle. The storage battery configured to be electrically coupled to a traction battery of an electrified vehicle to charge the traction battery. An exemplary charging assembly includes a mule vehicle. A storage battery of the mule vehicle charges as the mule vehicle is towed to a stranded vehicle. The storage battery is configured to be electrically coupled to a traction battery of the electrified vehicle to charge the traction battery.