USPTO Patent Grants: Vehicle Energy Transfer to Building

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent for systems and methods enabling energy transfer from a vehicle to a building. The patent, filed in 2023, describes a vehicle transceiver and processor that can manage building component operations based on energy load profiles and set point temperatures.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12587014B2, titled 'Systems and methods for enabling energy transfer from a vehicle.' This patent, filed on September 6, 2023, by inventors Ryan O'Gorman, Stuart C. Salter, Peter Phung, and Brendan Diamond, details a vehicle system capable of providing energy to a building. The system includes a transceiver to receive building load data and a processor to manage building component activation and operation based on energy load profiles and set point temperatures.

This patent grant is primarily informational and does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities. It represents a technological innovation in vehicle-to-building energy transfer systems. Compliance officers in the automotive, energy, and technology sectors may note this development for potential future integration or competitive analysis, but no immediate action is required.

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Systems and methods for enabling energy transfer from a vehicle

Grant US12587014B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Inventors

Ryan O'Gorman, Stuart C. Salter, Peter Phung, Brendan Diamond

Abstract

A vehicle configured to provide energy to a building is disclosed. The vehicle may include a transceiver configured to receive a set point temperature, historical building load consumption information and current building load consumption information associated with the building. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to obtain a trigger signal, and transmit a command signal to cause an activation of a building component to the set point temperature responsive to obtaining the trigger signal. The processor may further compare the current building load consumption information with the historical building load consumption information responsive to activating the building component, and determine a building component load profile based on the comparison and the set point temperature. The processor may then control a building component operation based on the building component load profile.