ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,277, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) powered apparatus" was invented by John Kenneth Hooker (Louisville, Ky.) and Justin Paul William Varga (Pewee Valley, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) powered apparatus includes an input power receptacle capable of receiving the plug of an EVSE device to power the apparatus using power supplied by the EVSE device, and a user-actuatable control that may be used to transition the EVSE device from a connected but not charging state to a charging state after the plug has ...