ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,658,722, issued on June 16, was assigned to Advanced Wireless Communications (Lakeville, Minn.).

"Charging station for battery-powered devices including two-way radios and power tools" was invented by Kenneth James Coons (Lakeville, Minn.) and Bernard Frederick Brondum III (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging station can simultaneously charge various types of battery-powered devices including two-way radios and power tools. The charging station includes multiple charging cups positioned on a charging base and can be made customizable by providing a variety of replaceable charging cups from which the multiple charg...