ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,302, issued on May 5, was assigned to ACOME (Paris).

"Fast charge device for an electric or hybrid vehicle" was invented by Mehdi Ait Ameur (Romagny, France) and Christian Magdelaine (Parigne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a charging device for a hybrid or electric vehicle intended to be connected to an electricity distribution network (2) on the one hand, and to the terminals of the battery (10) of a hybrid or electric vehicle on the other hand, the device comprising two charging cables (61, 62) suitable for running, independently of each other, inside the vehicle, each being intended to be connected to ...