ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,352, issued on March 18, was assigned to RENU ROBOTICS CORP. (San Antonio).
"Autonomous vehicle charging station" was invented by John Henry Gold (San Antonio), Michael Odell Blanton Jr. (San Antonio) and Tim Alan Matus (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is autonomous vehicle charging station featuring self-cleaning contact points, power flow safety features, and electrical connection testing (meeting minimum performance thresholds) for safe and efficient power transfer from the charging station to the autonomous vehicle. After docking, power line modem (PLM) communications are established between the auton...