The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 30, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Norman Lu, Fairview, TX (US);
Maximilian Parness, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Assignees:
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/57 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/57 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example operation includes one or more of halting, by a vehicle, charge to a location when a battery capacity of the vehicle is below a threshold; determining, by the vehicle, another vehicle that is available to provide charge to the location; maneuvering, by the vehicle, to a charging station; maneuvering, by the another vehicle, to the location; and providing, by the another vehicle, charging to the location.