ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,522, issued on June 17, was assigned to BETA AIR LLC (South Burlington, Vt.).

"System and method for overcurrent protection in an electric vehicle" was invented by Herman Wiegman (South Burlington, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for the overcurrent protection in an electric vehicle is illustrated. The system comprises an electric vehicle charging port that includes an AC pin, a DC pin, a sensor, and a controller. The electric vehicle charging port also includes a protection circuit, wherein the protection circuit is configured to control a transmission of power through the electric vehicle charging port."

The...