ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,989, issued on March 4.

"Vehicular battery charger, charging system, and method with programmed charging session override" was invented by Christopher B. Austin (Grafton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of ...