ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,911, issued on May 27, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Systems and methods for controlling electrical power outlets in a vehicle" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Brendan Diamond (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), Ryan O'Gorman (Beverly Hills, Mich.), David Celinske (Wolverine Lake, Mich.), Paul Kenneth Dellock (Northville, Mich.), David Brian Glickman (Southfield, Mich.) and Vyas Shenoy (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for controlling electrical power outlets in a vehicle. An example method executed by a processor of a...