ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,530, issued on June 17.
"Battery power management apparatus and method" was invented by Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, including a first circuit containing a first load, wherein a first battery is associated with the first circuit, and the first load comprises an electric motor of an electric or hybrid vehicle; a second circuit containing a second load which draws current from a second battery when the first load is not operating or is non-operational; a first switch capable of disconnecting the first battery from the first circuit; a second switch capable of connecting the first batt...