MUMBAI, India, June 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517048188 A) filed by Pierburg Gmbh, Neuss, Germany, on May 19, for 'charging device integrated into a kerb, kerbstone or paving stone, for charging an energy store of an electrically driven vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Stracke, Felix; Hemsing, Axel; Hoffmann, Jens; Bretz, Andreas; and Burger, Frank.

The application for the patent was published on June 6, under issue no. 23/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a charging device (18) which is integrated into a kerb, kerbstone or paving stone, for charging an energy store (30) of an electrically driven vehicle (32), said charging device comprising: a main body (34) which is made of a metal, concrete, natural stone, plastic or composite material and has an inner receiving space (44) which is delimited on multiple sides by the main body (34); a cover (46) which seals the receiving space (44); a charging unit (52) which is located in the receiving space (44); and a charging socket (24) which is electrically connected to the charging unit (52) and mechanically connected at least indirectly to the cover (46). According to the invention, the cover (46) can be heated by means of a heating element (80)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 23, 2022, under International application No.PCT/EP2022/087811.

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