# US 2025/0083545 A1 · Charging stations for bikes and e-scooters > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0083545 A1 - Document ID: US20250083545A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/812,273 - Filed: 2024-08-22 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-05 - Inventors: Mark A. Anton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250083545A1 ## CPC - B60L 53/30: Constructional details of charging stations - B60L 53/51: Photovoltaic means - B60L 53/53: Batteries - B60L 53/66: Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles - B60L 53/665: {Methods related to measuring, billing or payment} - B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control - B62H 3/02: involving means for gripping the cycle by the handlebars or by the upper part of the frame - B62H 3/12: Hanging-up devices - B62H 5/00: Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles (fittings for preventing or indicating use or theft of vehicles in general B60R; general features of locks E05B) - B62J 45/00: Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for - H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells - B60L 2200/12: Bikes - B60Y 2200/91: Electric vehicles - B60Y 2300/91: Battery charging - B62K 11/00: Motorcycles, engine-assisted cycles or motor scooters with one or two wheels (fairings or streamlining parts not forming part of the frame B62J; transmission of drive from engines to wheels B62M) - B62K 2202/00: Motorised scooters - H01M 10/4257: {Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - 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 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - 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 - B62H: CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A parking and charging station for electric vehicles, the parking and charging station has a small footprint and data transfer capability. The electric vehicles may include e-bikes and e-scooters, but other similar vehicles may also be supported. The parking and charging station may include a vertical automatic and motorized conveyor. The parking and charging station may include a standalone vertical post with one or more bars attached horizontally. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A parking and charging station for electric bicycles and electric scooters, comprising: a vertical conveyor connected to a power source and a communication network; a plurality of horizontal connecting bars attached to the conveyor at a first end of each of the horizontal connecting bars, and attached to a carrier bar at a second end of each of the horizontal connecting bars; and wherein each carrier bar includes one or more universal mounts, and wherein each of the one or more universal mounts provides at least one of locking, charging and data transfer mechanisms. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of horizontal connecting bars is attached to the vertical conveyor at a base of the each of the plurality of horizontal connecting bars. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the carrier bar includes two universal mounts. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more universal mounts receives an electric bicycle or an electric scooter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the vertical conveyor is above ground. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the vertical conveyor is underground. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the vertical conveyor is partially above ground. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1 is further hard wired to an electrical grid to provide charging power to the electric bicycles and electric scooters. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1 further comprises a solar panel to provide charging power to the electric bicycles and electric scooters. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1 further comprises a battery storage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1 further comprises a smart capability that can communicate with a smart device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1 further comprises one or more motorized sprockets connecting to a chain for rotating the vertical conveyor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the one or more universal mounts recognize one of bar codes and RFID chips. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The parking and charging station of claim 1, wherein the one or more universal mounts detects a weight of an electric bicycle or an electric scooter. ### Claim 15 A parking and charging station for electric bicycles and electric scooters, comprising: a vertical post installed securely on a horizontal platform; one or more bars attached horizontally to the vertical post; and one or more universal mounts attached to the bar, wherein the one or more universal mounts provide locking and charging mechanisms for locking and charging electric bicycles and electric scooters mounted on the universal bar ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The parking and charging station of claim 15 is further hard wired to an electrical grid to provide charging power to the electric bicycles and electric scooters. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The parking and charging station of claim 15 further comprises a solar panel to provide charging power to the electric bicycles and electric scooters. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The parking and charging station of claim 15 further comprises a battery storage. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The parking and charging station of claim 15 further comprises a smart capability that can communicate with a smart device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The parking and charging station of claim 15 further comprises one or more closed loop bars.