Abstract: An electric vehicle charging assembly includes a cord reel, a cord reel locking mechanism, and a master control unit for selectively unlocking the cord reel in response to an authorization signal. The electric vehicle charging assembly monitors the rotational position of the cord reel to prevent unauthorized use, and to record or relay information related to the improper use or malfunction of the electric vehicle charging assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2018
Assignee:
Konnectronix, Inc.
Inventors:
Peter Veiga, Richard Unetich, Frank Ray, John Alford
Abstract: A cord reel cable including a polymeric sheath with a conductive EMI drain and a method of manufacture therefor. The cord reel includes a cable comprising power and data conductors, as wells as a single drain wire which is grounded to a cord reel housing or spool or the like. The drain wire contacts an outer ETFE layer surrounding the cable in order to provide EMI shielding to the cable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 1, 2018
Assignee:
Konnectronix, Inc.
Inventors:
John Alford, Chris Hinojosa, John S. Runzel, Christopher Gazdic
Abstract: An mechanism for charging an electronic device with a retractable cord reel. The device maintains a substantially continuous converted power source connection during operation, including operations adjusting the length of the retractable cord.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 3, 2018
Assignee:
Konnectronix, Inc.
Inventors:
Chris Hinojosa, David Mellinger, John Alford, Mark Schwartz
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