Patents by Inventor Ed Farrell

Ed Farrell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Charging station for hybrid powered vehicles
    Patent number: 6614204
    Abstract: A charging station for a hybrid energy vehicle includes a housing, a controlled access power receptacle coupled to the housing, the power receptacle having a connector coupled to a power source, the connector for receiving a connection to supply an electrical charge to a vehicle, logic circuitry contained within the housing coupled to the power receptacle for controlling access by a user to one of the connector and the power receptacle, and an optical reader coupled to the logic circuitry for reading data associated with the vehicle from a data source remote from the optical scanner unit, where said data source is in optical communication with the scanner unit, the scanner unit communicating said data to the logic circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Pellegrino, Ed Farrell
  • CHARGING STATION FOR HYBRID POWERED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20030120442
    Abstract: A charging station for a hybrid energy vehicle includes a housing, a controlled access power receptacle coupled to the housing, the power receptacle having a connector coupled to a power source, the connector for receiving a connection to supply an electrical charge to a vehicle, logic circuitry contained within the housing coupled to the power receptacle for controlling access by a user to one of the connector and the power receptacle, and an optical reader coupled to the logic circuitry for reading data associated with the vehicle from a data source remote from the optical scanner unit, where said data source is in optical communication with the scanner unit, the scanner unit communicating said data to the logic circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Pellegrino, Ed Farrell