ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,009, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Battery control device, control method, and non-transitory storage medium" was invented by Makoto Murakami (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery control device for controlling a battery connected to a power supply line via a relay, the battery control device comprising: a detection unit that detects a predetermined signal; and a control unit that, based on detection of a predetermined signal, activates a predetermined function when it is determined that any one of at least three predetermined activation conditions is satisfied, and stops a...