# US 12,109,903 B2 · Systems and methods for delivery of power or fluids > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,903 B2 - Document ID: US12109903B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/449,215 - Filed: 2021-09-28 - Published: 2022-05-19 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-11-13 - Assignees: Mission Critical Electronics, LLC - Applicants: Mission Critical Electronics, LLC - Inventors: Thomas H. Nugent, Jr.; Caleb T. Hatfield; John K. George; Kristopher Cody Johnson; Philip Sgroi; Dale Tomkins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109903B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/62: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge - B60L 53/14: Conductive energy transfer - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/35: Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles - B60L 2200/36: Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract An electrical delivery apparatus. The apparatus includes a plug assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle apparatus of a vehicle to deliver electrical power to the vehicle. The apparatus includes a control means configured to, upon activation, deliver electrical power to the vehicle via an electrical line and the plug assembly, and, upon detection of at least one predetermined condition, automatically disconnect the electrical power from the electrical line and the plug assembly. The predetermined condition includes disconnection of the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical delivery apparatus, comprising: a plug assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle apparatus of a vehicle to deliver electrical power to the vehicle; a control means configured to: upon activation, deliver electrical power to the vehicle via an electrical line and the plug assembly, and upon detection of at least one predetermined condition, automatically disconnect the electrical power from the electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the at least one predetermined condition includes disconnection of the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus, and wherein the receptacle apparatus is configured to eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus upon detection of a brake pressure release, a brake electrical signal, or vehicle ignition signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receptacle apparatus includes a solenoid configured to physically eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 1, the receptacle apparatus is configured to detect that a charging process is complete and, in response, eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receptacle apparatus is connected to a brake pressure sensor and is further configured to, in response to a signal from the brake pressure sensor, eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 5 An electrical delivery apparatus, comprising: a plug assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle apparatus of a vehicle to deliver electrical power to the vehicle; a control means configured to: upon activation, deliver electrical power to the vehicle via an electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the control means is activated by detecting a button-press by an operator, and upon detection of at least one predetermined condition, automatically disconnect the electrical power from the electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the at least one predetermined condition includes disconnection of the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 5, wherein the receptacle apparatus is configured to detect the brake pressure release, the brake electrical signal, or the vehicle ignition signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 5, wherein the control means is activated by detecting the button-press by the operator while also detecting that the plug assembly is inserted in the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 5, wherein the delivery apparatus configured to retract the electrical line from the vehicle when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 8, wherein the delivery apparatus further comprises a boom that extends from a support structure and supports the electrical line between the control means and the plug assembly, and wherein the electrical line is retracted along the boom when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the boom is configured to support the electrical line so that the electrical line and the plug assembly do not touch the ground when the plug assembly is connected to the receptable apparatus and when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a drive mechanism mounted to the support structure and configured to move the electrical line between a deployed position and a retracted position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the drive mechanism is one of a chain-driven track system, a spring-driven automatic reel, a spring-driven slide rail mechanism, a gravity-driven slide rail mechanism, or a linear actuator-driven mechanism. ### Claim 13 An electrical delivery apparatus, comprising: a plug assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle apparatus of a vehicle to deliver electrical power to the vehicle; a control means configured to: upon activation, deliver electrical power to the vehicle via an electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the control means is activated by detecting a button-press by an operator, and upon detection of at least one predetermined condition, automatically disconnect the electrical power from the electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the at least one predetermined condition includes disconnection of the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus; a support structure; and a drive mechanism mounted to the support structure and configured to retract the electrical line from the vehicle when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a boom that extends from a support structure and supports the electrical line between the control means and the plug assembly, and wherein the electrical line is retracted along the boom when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 13, wherein the drive mechanism is one of a chain-driven track system, a spring-driven automatic reel, a spring-driven slide rail mechanism, a gravity-driven slide rail mechanism, or a linear actuator-driven mechanism. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 13, wherein the drive mechanism is controlled by the control means to retract the electrical line. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 13, wherein the drive mechanism is configured to move the electrical line between a deployed position and a retracted position. ### Claim 18 An electrical delivery apparatus, comprising: a plug assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle apparatus of a vehicle to deliver electrical power to the vehicle; a control means configured to: upon activation, deliver electrical power to the vehicle via an electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the control means is activated by detecting a button-press by an operator, and upon detection of at least one predetermined condition, automatically disconnect the electrical power from the electrical line and the plug assembly, wherein the at least one predetermined condition includes disconnection of the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus; a support structure; and a drive mechanism mounted to the support structure and configured to retract the electrical line from the vehicle when the plug assembly is disconnected from the receptacle apparatus, wherein the receptacle apparatus is configured to detect a brake pressure release, a brake electrical signal, and a vehicle ignition signal, and is configured eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus upon detection of the brake pressure release, the brake electrical signal, or the vehicle ignition signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electrical delivery apparatus of claim 18, wherein the receptacle apparatus is connected to a brake pressure sensor of the vehicle and is further configured to, in response to a signal from the brake pressure sensor, eject the plug assembly from the receptacle apparatus.