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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:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Dale Hill, Evergreen, CO (US);
Michael Walker, Thornton, CO (US);
Joshua Goldman, San Diego, CA (US);
John Horth, Evergreen, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dale Hill, Evergreen, CO (US);
Michael Walker, Thornton, CO (US);
Joshua Goldman, San Diego, CA (US);
John Horth, Evergreen, CO (US);
Assignee:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60M 1/34 (2006.01); E04H 6/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.