Electric vehicle charging device

Mercer , et al. April 6, 2

Patent Grant RE48500

U.S. patent number RE48,500 [Application Number D/707,818] was granted by the patent office on 2021-04-06 for electric vehicle charging device. This patent grant is currently assigned to VOLTA CHARGING, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Volta Charging, LLC. Invention is credited to Christopher R. Ching, Michael A. Menendez, Scott A. Mercer, Raul G. Podesta.


United States Patent RE48,500
Mercer ,   et al. April 6, 2021

Electric vehicle charging device
Inventors: Mercer; Scott A. (Pacifica, CA), Menendez; Michael A. (Vashon, WA), Ching; Christopher R. (Los Angeles, CA), Podesta; Raul G. (La Plata, AR)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Volta Charging, LLC

San Francisco

CA

US
Assignee: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC (San Francisco, CA)
Family ID: 65859909
Appl. No.: D/707,818
Filed: October 1, 2019

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
Reissue of: 29441028 Dec 31, 2012 D844559 Apr 2, 2019

Current U.S. Class: D13/107
Current CPC Class: B60L 53/31 (20190201)
Current International Class: H02J 7/00 (20060101); 1302 ()
Field of Search: ;D13/107-110,118-119,184 ;D14/251,253,432,434

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Primary Examiner: Ly; Darlington
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Claims



CLAIM

The ornamental design for an electric vehicle charging .[.system.]. .Iadd.device.Iaddend., as shown and described.
Description



FIG. 1 is .[.an upper left front.]. .Iadd.a top, front, and left side .Iaddend.perspective view of an electric vehicle charging .[.system showing.]. .Iadd.device embodying .Iaddend.our new design;

FIG. 2 is .[.an upper right rear.]. .Iadd.a top, rear, and right side .Iaddend.perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is .[.a top left from.]. .Iadd.an enlarged and partial top, front, and left side .Iaddend.perspective .[.cutaway.]. view .Iadd.thereof .Iaddend.showing illumination elements;

FIG. 10 is .[.a side and enlarged elevational cutaway.]. .Iadd.an enlarged and partial side elevational .Iaddend.view .[.of the electric vehicle charging system of FIGS. 4 and 6.]. .Iadd.thereof; .Iaddend.and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged bottom plan view .Iadd.thereof .Iaddend.showing details of .Iadd.the .Iaddend.air vents.[.of the electric vehicle charging system of FIG. 8.]..

.[.The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation..].

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the electric vehicle charging .[.system.]. .Iadd.device .Iaddend.which forms no part of the claimed design.

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