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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Christopher Schnettler, Sault Sainte Marie, MI (US);
Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2026.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for managing the use of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) assembly and a charge port assembly of an electrified vehicle, including balancing usage and identifying potential wear of the same. Among other benefits, this disclosure is able to readily identify whether potential wear originates from the EVSE assembly or the charge port assembly.