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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.:

US 10974605 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2016

Method and apparatus for electric vehicle charging

Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;

Inventors:

Alex Cook, Coventry, GB;

Oliver Legrice, Coventry, GB;

Nick Carpenter, Coventry, GB;

Mark McNally, Coventry, GB;

Assignee:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;

Attorney:

Reising Ethington P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Alexis B Pacheco

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 2270/32 (2013.01); Y02E 60/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of charging an electric vehicle. The method comprises receiving at an electric vehicle, a wireless signal associated with an electric vehicle charging apparatus. Upon receiving the signal the method comprises controlling an actuator to open, in dependence on receiving the wireless signal, an enclosure housing a socket for receiving the charging plug. Embodiments of the invention also provide an enclosure for a charging socket of an electric vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Cook, Alex. (2021). Method and apparatus for electric vehicle charging (U.S. Patent No. 10974605). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10974605

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