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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:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Optimization Technologies, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Dexter Turner, West Linn, OR (US);
James B. Wakeen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Richard L. Knight, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Martin D. Dill, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Gerhard Gross, Portland, OR (US);
Optimization Technologies, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for using and operating electric vehicle charging stations ('EVCSs') or electric vehicle supply equipment ('EVSE') having a touch screen. The touch screen display device can be used, for example, to facilitate user interface with the EVCS/EVSE. The touch screen display apparatus can provide a quick and efficient means for a user to input a wide variety of information. Also disclosed herein are representative embodiments of a network communication system for EVCSs or EVSE.