ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,407, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Lisle, Ill.).

"Diagnostics for electric vehicle charging" was invented by Eric Lee George (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Mark Stephan Ehlers (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic apparatus for electric vehicle charging is provided. In some aspects, the diagnostic apparatus includes an input connector unit comprising a plurality of inputs that receive electrical signals from a charging station for electric vehicle charging, and an output connector unit comprising a plurality of outputs that send electrical signals to an electric ve...