Patents by Inventor Michael Bissonette

Michael Bissonette 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).

  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE DOCKING STATION WITH EMBEDDED EVSE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20160347191
    Abstract: A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry HAYASHIGAWA, Albert Joseph FLACK, Herman Joseph STEINBUCHEL, IV, David Paul SODEN, Scott BERMAN, Ronald Lee NORTON, Thomas Michael ZEVIN, Michael BISSONETTE
  • Electric vehicle docking connector with embedded EVSE controller
    Patent number: 9308825
    Abstract: A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Hayashigawa, Albert Joseph Flack, Herman Joseph Steinbuchel, IV, David Paul Soden, Scott Berman, Ronald Lee Norton, Michael Thomas Zevin, Michael Bissonette
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE DOCKING CONNECTOR WITH EMBEDDED EVSE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20140035527
    Abstract: A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Larry Hayashigawa, Albert Joseph Flack, Herman Joseph Steinbuchel, IV, David Paul Soden, Scott Berman, Ronald Lee Norton, Michael Thomas Zevin, Michael Bissonette
  • MULTI-USE ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CONVERSION SYSTEM INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
    Publication number: 20120249065
    Abstract: An energy management method for controlling electric vehicle charging by managing plural local energy sources, to optimize charging speed and minimize energy cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Bissonette, Omourtag A. Velev, Eric Aagaard