ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,400, issued on March 17, was assigned to Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd. (Changsha, China).

"Multi-in-one charging device" was invented by Dong Lan (Shenzhen, China) and Xinqing Xiong (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a charging device. The charging device may comprise a body and a cover coupled to the body. The cover may comprise first charging circuitry, and the cover may be movable between a first position in which the cover is on a top surface of the body and a second position in which the cover is angled relative to the top surface of the body. The charging device may furthe...