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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Mackenzie, Canton, MI (US);

Jonathan Barker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Liam West, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 31/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); H01R 13/6675 (2013.01); H01R 31/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/91 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01);
Abstract

This disclosure describes electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) connectors for synchronizing and controlling charging between multiple electric vehicle supply equipment and an electrified vehicle. An exemplary EVSE connector is connectable to a charge port assembly of an electrified vehicle and includes a first port configured to receive a first charger coupler of a first EVSE and a second port configured to receive a second charger coupler of a second EVSE. The EVSE connector further includes a control system for coordinating charging operations between the first and second EVSE and the electrified vehicle.


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