Patents by Inventor Mitchell C. Hunter

Mitchell C. Hunter 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).

  • VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING ARC DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230231372
    Abstract: A vehicle charging system includes a housing having a mating end for mating with a charging component for the electric vehicle. The vehicle charging system includes a DC charging terminal held in a cavity of the housing and having a mating end for mating with the charging component. The vehicle charging system includes a charging controller for controlling vehicle charging. The vehicle charging system includes an arc sensor in the internal cavity configured to detect an arc event at the mating end of the DC charging terminal. The arc sensor is operably coupled to the charging controller to control the vehicle charging when the arc event is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: David Bruce Sarraf, Nathan Philip Myer, Ladislaus Kehl, Christopher R. Raybold, Ram Kishore Venkatesan, Mitchell C. Hunter