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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:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2010
Applicants:

Mario Landau-holdsworth, San Francisco, CA (US);

Amber Case, Portland, OR (US);

Adan Vielma, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Mario Landau-Holdsworth, San Francisco, CA (US);

Amber Case, Portland, OR (US);

Adan Vielma, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Evercharge, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 3/0069 (2013.01); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 11/1844 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7083 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electricity distribution, monitoring, and control system for recharging electric vehicles. The system may include a plug outlet device having a sensor, and a plug adapter apparatus having a tag. The tag may communicate with the sensor when the plug adapter apparatus is coupled to the plug outlet device. An electric vehicle receives an electric charge from the plug outlet device after an identification number associated with the tag is verified by a remote server. Alternatively, a plug outlet device includes a tag, and an electric vehicle has attached thereto a monitoring and communication device, which may include a sensor. The sensor may communicate with the tag when the electric vehicle is proximally located to the plug outlet device, and obtain authorization from a remote server or the outlet device to charge the electric vehicle. A user account is automatically billed and a provider account is automatically credited.


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