In June 2025, the European Patent Office officially granted a foundational patent to VoltSafe Inc. for its prongless power connector, a development that supports safe electrical connectivity across marine, industrial and other high-load environments.
The approval extends VoltSafe’s intellectual property rights across 39 European countries. This represents a milestone in supporting the adoption of its technology within regulated and safety-critical sectors such as marine electrification and smart infrastructure.
The newly protected connector technology replaces traditional pronged plugs with a magnetic interface and what VoltSafe calls an “electrical fingerprint”, allowing for safe, low-resistance connection and disconnection without physical prongs.
Trevor Burgess, co-founder and CEO of VoltSafe Inc. stated: “Patents are a passport to global commercialisation and serve as a green light for anyone wanting to license, embed or invest in the next generation (global standard) of power delivery. The demand for safer, smarter and more accessible power delivery continues to accelerate and with ~30 billion devices in existence worldwide that use pronged plugs and six billion daily users, VoltSafe has a blue ocean of opportunity ahead.”
The company adds that Europe’s alignment with electrification and smart infrastructure, especially through the EU Green Deal initiatives, underscores the relevance of the patent. These regulatory pushes, combined with innovation in marine electrification, suggest that the timing of the patent aligns well with regional policy and market readiness.
The patent follows earlier intellectual property approvals in the United States, Canada, China and other jurisdictions.
