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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:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher W. Bell, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/44 (2013.01); H04L 12/40013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interface system configured to be arranged between a vehicle and an off-board inverter, may include a first cable configured to connect to the vehicle via a first connector; a second cable configured to connect to an inverter via a second connector; and a transceiver configured to transmit interface data to the vehicle indicating the presence of a load connected at the second connector and receive vehicle data including instructions to transmit power from the first connector to the second connector.